Hitler had several key abilities that helped him rise to power in Germany: 1. He was an excellent speaker and charismatic leader who was able to inspire and motivate large groups of people. 2. He skillfully reorganized and led the Nazi party, exploiting Germans' fear of communism to gain widespread support. 3. Hitler eliminated threats from within his own party by appointing SA leaders to remove anti-Nazis, allowing him to consolidate power.

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2.  How did Hitler exploited fear of Communism to win
support?
 Ans: He used propaganda to spread fear about the
aims of the Communists. He said that the communists
were only interested in disorder and starting a
revolution in Germany. The communists would take
away the rich people such as the landowners’ and
leading industrialists’ property away and give them to
the workers. Hitler also stressed that the Nazi Party
was the only political party that could provide order
and prevent the communists from setting up a
communist dictatorship like the one in Russia. As a
result, many rich people gave financial support to the
Nazis as they wanted an anti-communist government.

3.  Watch this youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGhdX1SI3K
 What can you tell from the video about
Hitler’s talent?
 Ans: He is an excellent speaker and a
charismatic leader.

4.  What are Hitler’s abilities?
 Ans:
1) Excellent speaker and charismatic leader
2) Able to reorganize the Nazi Party
3) Exploited the fear of Communism to win
support
4) Skilful at making deals with politicians

5.  Was Hitler able to eliminate all threats from
within his own party?
 Ans: Yes he was, by appointing SA leaders
to get rid of all the anti-Nazis. It was to
ensure that he had absolute power.

6.  Was Hitler able to rise to power in Germany?
How did he do it?
 Ans: Yes he was, as he was strong and
charismatic which allowed him to earn the
trust of the people and to make them support
him. He did it by being a good leader,
organising the Nazi party excellently and
promised the people that he will make
Germany a great country once again.

7.  Was Hitler's Nazi party able to change the
constitution and win total control of
Reichstag? Why or why not?
 Ans: No they were not, as they did not win
two-thirds majority that was required by
the law.

8.  How many seats did Hitler's Nazi party win
in Reichstag?
 Ans: 288 seats.

9. Credits:
 Powerpoint slides: Yu Shan, Jia Yi
 Questions: Avinash, Yu Shan
 Presentation: Avinash, Yan Chi
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