This is an answer to the question about how did nazis use nationalism to gain and consolidate power . sorry i messed up the order!!!!
The Nazi's initially campaigned about teh failure of T of V. Said it was Weimar's fault for depression, failure of ww1 and Treaty of versailles. said weimar was the product of the allies such as USA France, Russia. Especially campaigned about Russia and Bolshevism, said they were the 'terrors of the earth.' Also with Bolshevism was the jews 'our misfortune.'
Therefore in order to get rid of Weimar, democracy, jews, bolsheviks, allies, etc etc hitler and his nazi pals disseminated propaganda stating the superiority and ethnocentrism of the German nation. The fuhrer myth was especially helpful in centralising theis call for nationalism (now the people had a leader - a messiah to focus on.)
This nationalism attracted many of the people dying from depression: farmers, and the unemployed such as the youth. Also attracted industrialists and the junker class who were sick of Weimar republican ethos and who wanted to return to a social heierachy where they could be superior to their fellow germans. the army especially hated weimar republic ( as seen in failed kapp putsch ) and although they were weary of hitler voted for him rather than the left.
Consequently in 32' Hitler posessed votes. After depression seats in Reichstag jumped form 12 to 107 showing the support he had. At this time he was very careful to gain votes legitimately . SS and Gestapo were doing things but behind the scenes, so it seemed that Hitler and his mates would takeover the German state for a thousand years.
Once he got into power things changed . Of course hitler stilll had to encourages suport of working class and peasansts , and he did this through emphasising their support to the race. ie 'blood and soil' and robert Ley's work schemes strength thru joy and 'beauty of labour.' Propaganda was vital for maintaining this support. Reichsfilmkammer headed by goebbels to take over all propaganda means, thus influencing nation. Other nationalistic ideals were emphasised thru propaganda ie lebensborn - giving a kid to the nation, Youth League and Hitlers;s german league of maidens.
The burning of Reichstag was the watershed which turned things on its head in NSDAP germany. Hitler then employed use of enabling Act to 'counteract' the 'terrorists' and 'communists' who burned the reichstag. This meant also a change of tactic: hitler could now do terror but through legit means. He had become ultimate dictator and the authority of power in Germany.
As ultimate dictator hitler could enforce nationalism. He had the propaganda and terror to do it . Of course, in the beginning he wasn't so mean , it is true that 6 million jobs were available that hadn't been in weimar period. Holiday packages, notion of volkswagon got people to vote for hitler, however in peoples's hearts and minds some ppl were terrified, but could do nothing about it, cause Gleichshaltung was firmly in place. This meant Hitler was supreme dictator , henchmen goebbels gorin and hess eg under, adn the entire nation looking up to them in a social hierachy.
Concludingly, Hitler used nationalism t ogain support of people but as soon as he came to power he manipulated them. He wasn;t doing what they wanted rather they were doing what he wanted thus Gleichsaltung. Hitler could rule the Reich for a thousand years.
Ok um Q: how was hiter committed to total war from the start? or was he? u decide !!!!!!!
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