How far was Hitler responsible for the triumph of the Nazis in coming to power in March 1933?
The 23rd of March 1933, and the Reichstag was on the verge of passing the Enabling Act, which would effectively surrender its political powers to the Nazi dominated cabinet and Hitler. The Centre Party and National People's party capitulated, voting for the bill and thereby destroying the Weimar republic. The eighty-one Communist deputies were 'absent', on account of being imprisoned, assassinated, forced into hiding or exiled. Some of the Socialists had been taken into 'protective custody',
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ti-Semitic tradition, or disillusionment with democracy prevented him from coming to power. In a nutshell, Hitler was responsible for creating Nazism, the German variety of Fascism but he was not solely accountable for its success. Despite his genius of public speaking, he would never have gained power if it were not for the weakness of the other parties, the need for economic stability over political freedom, and most especially the cruelty of the Versailles treaty.
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