HITLER'S RISE TO POWER

1. The Hitler Salute
Its along the lines of the Roman Salute that the Nazis followed in a way to show loyalty to Hitler. It came in because Hitler and the SS leader believed it came from the old gatherings of Germanic people. Hitler regarded the salute as the war-like spirit of the Germans. Heil Hitler!(hail to Hitler) was also said when addressing a citizen or a high ranking SS officer. Hitler usually used the salute himself when giving a speech or addressing a crowd.

2. Germany's Great Depression
Germany's dependency on foreign trade and its debts to America ended up in Germany's inevitable fall in economy. Banks quickly started failing throughout the country. Germany's lost-of-value money ended up dropping the middles class's ability to buy necessary supplies to survive. All of the economy hit rock-bottom Tuesday October 29, 1929. Adolf Hitler saw his Chance to rise to power in the eye of the poor weak state of Germany.