Histiography Flashcards
brozat
- Hitler was an opportunists who had no plan
- Hitler created a confusing system; he was a weak dictator
hildebrand
- Hitler was an intentionalist and strategist
geliaty
hitler’s dictatorship was consented by the people
williamson
- hitler was a lazy dictator, who ignored many aspects of his government
G. Ritter
the Weimar republic collapsed in 1933 to due its inability to win the confidence of the general public. The popular resentment towards Weimar republic was a major factor in helping Hitler seizing power in 1933.
I. Kershaw,
chance, luck and tragic miscalculations were a major factor bringing Hitler to power, and causing the downfall of the Weimar republic. There was nothing inevitable about Hitler’s triumph in 1933
E. Anderson,
major factor contributing to the collapse of the Weimar republic was the shrewdness of the political leaders in the Nazi party. The government believed they could control Hitler in his new position as chancellor in 1933. However, they were wrong Hitler managed to outmanoeuvre the government and establish a single party state thanks to his position as chancellor.