Hannah Jackson2 February 2015Inquiry ProposalFor my Inquiry Topic, Ive decided to continue my research on Hitlers take over tactics. I am very interested in learning more and more about the power one man had over so many people and the impact he made in history.The article, The Rise of the Nazi Party, 1933 Mount Holyoke College, started my research. It was introduced with a biography about Hitler. Where and when he was born, when he became a citizen of Germany and how his dictatorship/leadership began and also where his Anti-Semitic views originated. This was very important to me because it shows that he may actually have some reasoning behind his actions. Of course, there is no excuse for his actions, but it helps with understanding Hitlers thinking process. It says that when Hitler was a teenager, he was very interested in art. Although he could not draw people, he wanted to be an artist. Thus, when he was fifteen, he moved to Vienna to further his art education at a school that was primarily ran by Jews, but he was rejected from the school. This began his resentment of Jews. Then, it says that Hitlers mother had cancer and was treated by a Jewish doctor, but he was unable to keep her alive. After serving for the German army in World War One, Hitler went back to Germany and joined small national socialist gangs to lead. Hitler created greater structure and organization in the gangs. He then created a circle of local party leaders that reported directly to him and saw his leadership and charisma in action. In 1923, the national socialist movement was active only in Munich and Hitler made a failed attempt to take control of this Bavarian city through the Munich Putsch. After this is was sentenced to 5 years in prison, but only served 9 months due to sympathy. During this time Hitler dictated Mein Kampf to Rudolph Hess. In Mein Kampf, Hitler emphasized the importance of race, purity and subsequently Anti-Semitic views. Finally, he said that if on wanted to take power, then they needed to have an illusion of legitimacy. The article then discussed more about the Nazi Party and Nazification. Stating, Hitler created a leadership cult of himself to make him seem like an extremely special individual. It then talked about Hitlers tactics for doing so. For example, he used his public speaking skills to mesmerize and hypnotize crowds. He would even wait 5 minutes for cheering crowds to quiet down and then shout in the midst of silence. He would repeat messages over and over again and manipulate his tone to further emphasize points. He was extensively involved with powerful Industrialist. It was powerful industrialist like Krupps, Steines and Thyseen that financed Hitlers election campaign. These industrialists helped form the military industrial complex that supported the government. Then, to add extra convincing, Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels ruthlessly controlled propaganda and utilized it extensively to further Nazi goals. He made sure that Jews were presented as parasites, therefore making their banishment from society legitimate in the eyes of the people. All of these examples show how Hitler was able to appeal to all. He brought in an example of every person to convince everyone to side with him. It was quite brilliant. As my research continues, I am excited to learn more about my inquiry proposal from different resources.