... were paramount to Hitler's rise will be looked at. It has been widely contended that the root cause of Hitler's rise to power was the backing he received from international businessman. Hitler recognised that money was to bring power in Germany throughout the 1920's and 1930's due to the dismal state of the nation following the Treaty of Versaille. The financial aid received enabled Hitler to consolidate power in key areas. 1Wall Street financed the German cartels which demonstrated future possible economic success to the German people. Also money enabled Hitler to finance the S.S which presented some new found stability. Further to this the financial support of wealthy businessmen gave Hitler the money to run his propaganda and election campaigns. These were paramount in Hitler's rise to power. The money mainly came in part from affiliates or subsidiaries of U.S. firms, including Henry Ford in 1922, payments by I.G. ...

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