Hitler used every way possible to attract the attention of the German people. Hitler felt the intelligence of ordinary people was small, and that "all effective propaganda must be limited to a very few points and must harp on these in slogans until the member of the public understands what you want him to understand (Ellis and Elser, 779)." Painting walls, and using sig

Hitler knew that a successful leader must gain the support of the masses. Through mass meetings he was able to appeal to the German peoples' emotions rather than to reason and to eventually gain their trust and support. This he felt was the most important principle for political action. Hitler openly explains this in Mein Kampf, "The movement must avoid everything which may lessen or weaken its power of influencing the masses, because of the simple fact that no great idea, no matter how sublime or exalted, can be realized in practice without the effective power which resides in the popular masses;" . . . "to be a leader means to be able to move the masses (Bullock, 69)."

Adolf Hitler was a forceful, ruthless, immoral man with a charismatic personality. He organized brutal systems of terror, repression, and totalitarian rules to achieve his goals. He pursued his goals by bringing all German speaking people into the Third Reich. He knew how to appeal to the German people's baser instincts and made use of their fears and insecurities. He was a political genius and master propagandist. His success, however, was only because many German people were willing to be led. Although his program was one of hatred and violence his impact was completely destructive, and nothing of what he instituted and built survived. As Allan Bullock stated, "The foundation of Hitler's success was his own energy and ability as a political leader (Bullock, 68)."

Hitler lied to and deceived the German people, corrupted their minds with his views and beliefs, and brought them together as they longed. They longed to be led toward a simple resolution and goal. He knew how they were feeling, the problems they were facing, and that he would be the one to take control and convince them that there could be a way to get out of all their problems. He directed his negativity at Slavs and other inferior races. These lesser races, he believed, must bow to German needs. In his recipe for revival he took the appropriate steps to expand and gain living space for Germans, and he urged Germans wherever they lived to unite into one great nation. His goal was to bring all German speaking people into the Third Reich. He delivered a solution, and was aware that the German people would follow him. They were desperate for someone or something guaranteeing their survival - someone to become their savior.

Germans of all classes responded to Hitler's hypnotic

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