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> I think it’s under-appreciated how much the rise of the Nazis was a direct result of Germany’s loss in World War One FWIW I thought this was very widely unde
by khazhoux 4y ago
> I think it’s under-appreciated how much the rise of the Nazis was a direct result of Germany’s loss in World War One
FWIW I thought this was very widely understood as a leading cause.
- hackerlight 4y agoYes, if anything it's over-appreciated in public consciousness. The Russian revolution and the Great Depression were also crucially important events that explain the rise of the Nazis.
- imtringued 4y agoIt's more like the depression before WW1, the hyperinflation in 1923 and the great depression all combined resulted in Nazis gaining power.
- hackerlight 4y agoI'm familiar with these two things: - The Great Depression was the acute and proximate cause behind the rise in support for the Nazis. Their popularity went up by ~20-30% due to this one event. - The Russian Revolution and the attempts of communist revolutionaries in Germany in 1919 was the defining event of Hitler's psyche, according to historian Ian Kershaw > depression before WW1, the hyperinflation in 1923 I'd be interested to read more about this.