What would you say were the key reasons for Hitlers rise to power in 1933?
The hopeless and desperate situation of post war Germany after WWI with the shameful dictation of Versaille, severely critized by the British economist Keynes. As a consequence of the excessive reparation amounts and the bad general economic situation Germany had 6 mio unemployed workers who practically were communists. A terrific devaluation caused general impoverishment in Germany. A serious menace for the West were the German communists and the strong Communist party of the Soviet Union. These reasons induced German, Swiss and US capitalists to financially support Hitler (one of the bankers in question was the grand father of the former president Bush, son). Another reason may be Hindenburg’s weakness in nominating Hitler as chancellor and the following appeasement policy of Chamberlain and Dalladier.
