... the main body (2). Then Hitler's most important tactics to dissolve the "frame of limiting factors" are analysed in detail (3) in order to come to the conclusion (4) that Papen's underestimation did favour Hitler's rise to power. Thereby my research question, "Did Franz von Papen's wrong estimation of the situation of 1933 favour Adolf Hitler's rise to power?" will be answered. A special focus will be put on Hitler's tactics to overcome the constitution of the Weimar Republic. This aspect seems so vitally important to me because the basically democratic constitution lasted until the end of the Nazi dictatorship. This phenomenon that a democratic constitution could be the basis for a dictatorship was one of the reasons why I chose this topic. 1.) Introduction By stating "In two months we will have pushed Hitler so far into a corner that he'll squeak" 2 Franz von Papen demonstrated that he believed in ...

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