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Question: Why did my APEH teacher say by the end of this year we will sympathize with Hitler!?
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In the 1930s the Wiemar Republic was the government of Germany!. It was a weak central government and the nation was burdened by huge war reparations that followed their defeat in WWI!. Inflation was a major problem "In January, 1921, there were 64 marks to the dollar!. By November, 1923 this had changed to 4,200,000,000,000 marks to the dollar!." It took wheel barrels of cash to by anything!.

The Great Depression caused Germany to suffer even more then other nations!. The country had depended heavily on investments form the United States and with America in trouble the money stopped!. People were out of work and inflation continued!. "Before the crash, 1!.25 million people were unemployed in Germany!. By the end of 1930 the figure had reached nearly 4 million, 15!.3 per cent of the population!.!.!. by 1932, 30% of the population was unemployed"

Hitler had predicted economic disaster and claimed to have a means to solve the problems of the nation!. He was lucky in that the economic climate had started to get better but his public works projects and rearming of Germany did help!. Hitler was also a spellbinding speaker and a master showman!. His fascist message that one would be part of something greater and a strong leader would solve your problems was matched with military parades and fancy uniforms!. In short he played on people's fears and gave them a feeling of pride!.

It sounds as your teacher is pointing out the comparisons to our current economic problems and the 1930s!. That we would likely be looking for a strong, dynamic leader to rescue us from problems!. He could have just as well used FDR but clearly Hitler caught your attention!. (Albeit a bit late in the lesson)Www@QuestionHome@Com

!.!.!. I am assuming he/she would have said something else on top of this that you weren't listening too or he wanted to hook you in to keep you paying attention!.!.!.

Although!.!.!. maybe he is trying to make a connection between post WW1 Germany and the current economic (and possibly social) situation in the US!. In the 20's and early 30's in Germany there was horrific poverty, massive inflation, corruption, businesses crashing, and he/she is making a connection to the situation now with the US and maybe with your general lack of a social safety net!.
But if this is the connection he is making it is not the same even the US has a better social care system and economic regulations than Germany in the 20's

!.!.!. and maybe he has something against the Jews :PWww@QuestionHome@Com

Whoa! I think that if you can sympathize with monsters, you're capable of becoming a monster!. Don't sympathize with Hitler! He's directly responsible for starting WW2, therefore for not just 6 million, but 50 million deaths! Can you sympathize with that!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

im guessing that its because he/she is a republican and she thinks obama is like hitler so, im guessing that if he get elected we will !?(and i agree) we will by sympathizing with hitler!.!.!. thats wat im guessingWww@QuestionHome@Com