> Could you point to some reading that would help one become educated on this past history? You might want to look into the Weimar Republic (the period of the

> Could you point to some reading that would help one become educated on this past history? You might want to look into the Weimar Republic (the period of the region what is approx known as Germany between WWI and WWII). I'd start with Wikipedia. Babylon Berlin is a (fiction) series about that period. I guess you meant a historic book reading though.