184: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: From Failure to Führer of Nazi Germany or the Third Reich

History That Doesn't Suck

ProfGregJackson

Education, History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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“There will be no more mercy now; anyone who stands in our way will be butchered.” This is the story of Adolf Hitler and the collapse of the Weimar Republic. A dropout. A failed applicant to Vienna’s prestigious Academy of Fine Arts. A decorated but low-ranking soldier who attempts to overthrow the state and is convicted of treason. But only a decade or so later, he’s the nation’s leader. Not just the Chancellor, not even a “mere” president. He’s Germany’s dictator. The “Führer.” How on earth does such an underwhelming man rise to such an overwhelming position of power? With virulent nationalism, rabid antisemitism, fearmongering, and violence in an economically panicked, democracy-doubting, and defeated Germany. This is the rise of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Reich. ____ Connect with us on HTDSpodcast.com and go deep into episode bibliographies and book recommendations join discussions in our Facebook community get news and discounts from The HTDS Gazette come see a live show get HTDS merch or become an HTDS premium member for bonus episodes and other perks. HTDS is part of Audacy media network. Interested in advertising on the History That Doesn't Suck? Contact Audacyinc.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.2	It's 8 in the evening, November 8, 1923.
1:14.2	We're in Munich, which is the capital of the Bavarian Free State within Germany's
1:18.8	Weimar Republic, at one of the city's largest beer halls, the Burger Boykala.
1:24.2	Every seat is taken as 3,000 people, including government officials, influential conservatives,
1:30.3	and plenty of average citizens, swig their beer, and listen to Bavaria's general state commissioner
1:36.0	Gustavita Foncar, speak about the future of Bavarian politics.
1:41.4	But this night is about to take a far more dramatic turn than the state commissioner realizes.
1:47.1	Tell you what, let's step into a quieter adjoining room, grab a Bavarian brew, and I'll fill you in on
1:52.7	the situation. Here's the deal. 1923 has been a year of crisis for Germany, a crisis rooted in 1919's Great War-ending Treaty of Versailles.
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