Adolf Hitler (leader of the Nazi party) gained support throughout the 1920s and was eventually appointed Chancellor of Germany by Hindenburg on January 30th 1933, and became dictator on March 23, 1933, after Hindenburg's death. The Nazis also had gained 288 seats in the Reichstag and three members in the Cabinet. Hitler and the Nazis were able to do this because of many important factors including, The Treaty of Versailles, an ineffective Weimar Constitution, Munich Putsch (Beer Hall Putsch), and the Great Depression that all contributed to Hitler and the Nazis gaining power in 1933.

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919 at the Palace of Versailles. This had huge ramifications on the Weimar Government and the way it was viewed by the German public. The treaty stated under clause 231 that Germany was to be blamed for the war. This caused the German public to feel `pain and anger'...