one of the real tragic ironies of history was that hitler was put into power right at the moment where his movement looked like it was going to fall apart. a right wing insider brought the fuhrer back to life. one man emerges with a dangerous idea. former chancellor franz von papen was trying to get back into power. convinced he can put hitler in his pocket. he set out to convince his friend, president hindenberg, to make hitler chancellor if hitler would make papen vice chancellor. seeing this as the best way to keep the left out of power. hindenberg, fatefully, agreed. and on january 30th, 1933, a hate-filled demagogue the third reich of adolf hitler is born.
were fundamentally opposed to globalization before it was a catch phrase. hitler says something which really seems to jump out at us all these years later. he talks about german companies outsourcing manufacturing operations to china. by 1930, the nazis won the second most seats in the legislature. that was still less than 20% of the reichstag. one man represents the age-old virtues of germany. but there was one man who could still make hitler germany s leader. aging symbol of the ruling weimar republic. the nation s right wing president, paul von hindenberg. a war hero, he had the power to appoint a chancellor.
a war hero, he had the power to appoint a chancellor. he disdained hitler s humble origins but he hated germany s left wing parties even more. he thought this is a figure we can use to keep the socialists out of power. hindenberg wanted to control hitler, offering him a cabinet post but not the chancellorship. but the fuhrer was holding out for the top job. by the end of 1932. now there is a new sense of urgency. hitler s all or nothing strategy was failing. hitler knows that his nazi party is in danger. nazi votes were declining. the nazis are running out of money. campaign coffers were
hitler s all or nothing strategy was failing. hitler knows that his nazi party is in danger. nazi votes were declining. the nazis are running out of money. campaign coffers were dwindling. and the party was in chaos. one of the real tragic ironies of history was that hitler was put into power right at the moment where his movement looked like it was going to fall apart. a right wing insider brought the fuhrer back to life. one man emerges with a dangerous idea. former chancellor franz von papen was trying to get back into power. he set out to convince his friend, president hindenberg, to make hitler chancellor if hitler would make papen vice chancellor. seeing this as the best way to
but there was one man who could still make hitler germany s leader. aging symbol of the ruling weimar republic. the nation s right wing president, paul von hindenberg. a war hero, he had the power to appoint a chancellor. he disdained hitler s humble origins but he hated germany s left wing parties even more. he thought this is a figure we can use to keep the socialists out of power. hindenberg wanted to control hitler, offering him a cabinet post but not the chancellorship. but the fuhrer was holding out for the top job. by the end of 1932. now there is a new sense of urgency.