No doubt a lot of you heard this theory if it wasn’t for the Wall Street Crash and the effects it had on Germany which resulted in Hitler rise to power. If there was no crash Hitler and the Nazis would have not been taken seriously.

[ 24. January 2006, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: Richard42 ]

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yea, i heard of that, its pretty plausible...

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Dose make you wonder.

[ 23. January 2006, 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Richard42 ]

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I'm afraid it's a far more complicated issue than just that. I'd recommend you to read Sir Ian Kershaw's Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris.

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When the Germans lost WWI they had the treaty of Versalie (not spelled correct) imposed on them and it restricted much of what they could do in the international market which made the depression more severe on them. Also little if any of WWI was fought on German soil and the German media did not tell the real story of the battles that happened on the front. Hitler and others said that the Germans were stabbed in the back by the people in power at the time and he had a better plan. He also said he would give employment to a country that had extremely high unemployment and very high inflation and was ruled by very old rich people who did not have a clue. All this together with other items helped put Hitler in power. IF you have no money, no job, are hungry, and there is no welfare programs then you will sit up and listen to a person who offers you some hope for better times.
Hitler was also an excellent speaker that helped him alot. In the 1920's the communist party was very strong in Germany and it could have gone in that direction as easily but for a lack of a good speaker in the communist party. You have to remember that in that time period all there was were newspapers,some radio,and public meetings with a speaker and lots of people who were hungry and restless for a change.

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It's possible it could have been one of many factors that bought about Hitler's rise don’t get me wrong I don't believe it was the sole reason.

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Indeed it was alot a mix of things:

The humialiation of Versailles treaty, the debt to be paid for losing the war to the Western countries, wall Street Crash, the changing political situation of Weimar republic ( no Kaiser!), Jew hate, no real army, poverty, umemployment...

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A great book on the subject-although printed in 1977- was From Versailles to Wall Street 1919-29 by Derek H. Aldcroft.

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