you can't talk about the nazi's unless you understand the political, economic, and social situation of germany
after world war 1 they got fucked
the treaty of versailles was a treaty that placed all the blame of world war 1 on germany
it also called for them to pay reparations for all the families in the U.S. who lost family members because of the war and pay for the reconstruction of towns and cites destroyed in the fighting
so basically there economy was gone which made the political situation incredibly unstable
ruling germany was basically up for grabs so hitler took charge and promised the people of germany everything they wanted and needed, money and power
because the german populace was in such need of these things since their way of life had been destroyed, they were willing to do anything to get back to where they were
hitler brainwashed them into believing there were lesser groups of people and that they should be exterminated to make way for a powerful german empire
he also used fear
if you weren't with him, you either pretended you were or dead
so hitler and those at the top of the food chain so to speak were crazy, the actual people didn't really have a choice because of the powerful grip the leaders had over them
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