Hitler’s book, Mein Kampf, which is translated to: “My Struggle” was a huge reason for the success of Adolf Hitler in gaining political power. The book expressed ideas of extreme nationalism, racism, and anti-semitism. In his book, he claimed that Germans were part of a “master race” of Aryans who's greatest enemy was the Jews. This extreme nationalistic view caused for Jews to be seen as outsiders and enemies of the superior “master race”. In this book, …show more content…
As the economy weakened and the unemployment rate rapidly rose, Nazi ideas and membership also began a dramatic upward trend to about a million. Hitler’s ideas were very appealing to military veterans, workers, lower and middle classes, small-town Germans, and business people. Hitler promised his supporters that he would bring an end to reparations, he would create jobs, and also defy the Treaty of Versailles by rearming Germany for war. To combat the Great Depression, Hitler launched huge public works programs similar to those launched by Britain and the United States. Under these programs, thousands of people were put to work building highways and housing and also replanting forests. Hitler also created programs to help rearm Germany to defy the Treaty of Versailles. THese programs helped create jobs and it boosted the general morale of Germany. To achieve these things, Hitler, using his support he had gained, created a system of totalitarian