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Tally Portnoi and Dennis Shultz

Through his charisma, Hitler manipulated the discontent of the people in order to have them rally around him by appealing to their pride: he created scapegoats, built up nationalism, and promised to restore Germany's former glory. The German people were upset at the state of Germany after WWI, for Germany had suffered tremendous losses and was humiliated by the treaty of Versailles. Hitler blamed Germany's problems on scapegoats that represented a minority in the population, which the majority would rally against. He also encouraged nationalism and promised to rebuild Germany. Through his charisma and manipulation of German discontent, he was able to gain the support of the masses.


 * 1) By blaming scapegoats, Hitler took the blame away from the German people and build their Aryan pride, which the German people were ready to accept.
 * 2) Hitler blamed problems within German society on various groups, notably communist and Jews. The Germans liked this theory because it simultaneously built their Aryan pride and gave the Germans people to blame for their troubles
 * 3) Using his Charisma, Hitler increased the nationalism of the German people, encouraging them to fight for their country and follow him as a symbol of nationalism.
 * 4) When Hitler presented solutions to Germany's problems, the Germans, who were now full of nationalistic pride, were ready to follow him because they thought he could lead Germany to the top.