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> But the Nazis were a real thing that happened in the real world not because of inflation though. if you wanna be historically accurate.
by lostjohnny 7y ago
> But the Nazis were a real thing that happened in the real world
not because of inflation though.
if you wanna be historically accurate.
- boring_twenties 7y agoI'm no historian, but it seems to me the hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic, and the resulting destruction of many Germans' life savings, were a big factor in why Hitler's rhetoric was appealing to many.
- lostjohnny 7y agoSo we could say that one of the motivation of Hitler's rise to the power was the decision of Wilhelm II (Emperor of Germany) to entirely finance the first war by borrowing, that led to the hyperinflation. No single event in history causes dramatic changes, everything is connected. There was a process that brought nazis in power, and it wasn't the hyperinflation alone, there were a lot of different factors acting together, not last the example of Italian fascism from Mussolini and the idea of governing the masses by eliminating the opposition through violence and obtaining absolute power, while maintaining the illusion of a democracy. The Night of the Long Knives is more important than the hyperinflation to understand the rise of nazism in Germany.