How Hitler got into Power At the end of the war Germany underwent a rapid political restructuring. Following this transition from authoritarian monarchy to democratic republic, Weimar Germany immediately began to display weaknesses that it would ultimately never fix. Germany had to create a government that the Allies would be prepared to negotiate with, so Hindenburg ordered a government which had the support of the Reichstag. When Kaiser William II fled the country, Germany could …
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…that stood in the way of Hitler's total dictatorship was Hindenburg's presidency. Hindenburg had the loyalty of the army so he could not be challenged. However, in August 1934 this barrier was removed when Hindenburg died of old age. The office of president was abolished and combined with the chancellorship. Only eighteen months after becoming chancellor, Hitler was able to proclaim himself 'Fuhrer' making him legal dictator of Germany. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** The World of history today