The reason why Hitler was fanatically admired by the German people during his time in power was not only the excellent work of the Nazi propaganda department, but also related to Hitler's real political achievements.
【Hitler】
After Hitler came to power, there was a fairly obvious recovery in Germany's domestic economic situation, and both the national economy and living standards began to grow.
As soon as Germany changed its decadent appearance as a defeated country and got rid of its poverty and could not be blamed for its poverty, and became an emerging regional power in Europe, the question is, how did Hitler make Germany suddenly rich? Where did all this money come from?
Germany after World War I
After the end of World War I, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles as a defeated country, which basically killed the possibility of German revival, Germany's military and economic development were restricted, and it was ordered to cede land and pay reparations.
[Germany after World War I]
In the past, Germany's extremely developed industry was also restricted by the treaty, and in particular, the further development of the military industry was strictly prohibited.
Demilitarization was not enough to completely crush Germany, what really brought the German economy to the brink of collapse was the huge post-war reparations, according to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany needed to pay a total of 100,000 tons of gold in total value, and the whole country was plunged into severe inflation.
At that time, prices in Germany were soaring, and 100 marks could not buy a slice of bread, and the German people could not live their lives.
[Germany after World War I]
At a time when Germany was in dire straits, there was a group of people who lived a completely different life: the Jews in Germany, who controlled the wealth of Europe and Germany, and who were extremely mean to the poor Germans, pouring milk into the river rather than giving alms to the German masses.
This practice caused a wave of anti-Semitism throughout Germany.
Hitler seized the opportunity presented by the national sentiment and publicly stood up to be the first to denounce the Jews, which allowed Hitler to gain a lot of support in a short period of time and become a rising star in German politics.
【Hitler】
Hitler's rise to power was driven by his anti-Semitic leadership and his promise to develop the economy, assuring the German people that Germany would soon emerge from its economic downturn and that everyone would be able to live a better life again.
Hitler was really more than just a politician in words, he really had the ambition to change the country, and the first thing Hitler did when he came to power was to abolish the Treaty of Versailles and no longer pay reparations to Britain and France and other victorious countries.
In addition to throttling, the most important thing in the economy was open source, and only Jews had money in Germany at that time, so Hitler naturally hit the Jews with the idea.
【Hitler】
Many European Jews were engaged in credit and banking business, which was originally a profitable business, and the Jews did not look at the object of borrowing, since Hitler wanted to borrow money, they naturally borrowed boldly, and planned to use these debts to control Hitler in the future.
But the German Jews did not realize a problem, Hitler did not intend to repay the money at all, he borrowed the money and invested it all in the infrastructure construction of Germany, creating a large number of jobs to solve the problem of unemployment in the country.
In this way, the fundamental dilemma of Germany's economic development was resolved, Hitler's political prestige reached a point where the earth was shattered, and all the German people willingly obeyed his orders alone.
【Hitler】
It was no accident that Hitler became the great dictator, it was the German people who personally raised him to the altar, and he was indeed the only person who could revive Germany at that time.
Germany towards the abyss
After economic construction began, Hitler duly began to restore Germany's armaments, and according to the Treaty of Versailles, the size and nature of Germany's armed forces were limited.
But Hitler did not take this seriously, the German people at that time also had a sense of revenge and actively supported the development of German military power, and the development of the army was also one of Hitler's plans, which would become his hole card for completely solving Germany's economic problems.
In 1938, the German army reached a point in size, and the total size of the troops exceeded one million.
At this time, Hitler was ready to attack the Jews, and not only did he not plan to pay back the money, but he also planned to rob the Jews of all their wealth, which allowed Hitler to accumulate a lot of money in his hands.
Germany finally had the funds to develop and build, and to prepare for even greater plunder. Under the leadership of Hitler, the German army launched the European campaign, penetrating the entire European continent in a short time, completing the revenge of the First World War.
【French Campaign】
In order to humiliate the enemy, when France surrendered, Hitler also specially asked people to find the train car where Germany and France signed the armistice agreement during World War I, and signed the French surrender ceremony at the same position, which made Hitler's support rate reach a peak again.
It is a miracle that Hitler made Germany the most powerful country in Europe in less than 20 years after the end of World War I.
Of course, plundering other countries' resources and wealth through war, although the effect is remarkable, will always cause other countries to resist.
【Nazi German Army】
Germany could have chosen to stop its development and construction and integrate European resources after the unification of the European continent, but Hitler was impatient to open up the Eastern Front.
Although Germany's military strength is among the best in Europe, as a small country, Germany's war potential is insufficient.
Especially on the scale of a world war, the lack of war potential would have become Germany's Achilles' heel.
As more and more countries joined the World Anti-Fascist League, the German-Japanese-Italian Axis gradually showed its decline on the battlefield, and finally lost World War II.
[The signing of the Declaration of the United Nations marks the formation of the World Anti-Fascist League]
Hitler's dream of world domination was shattered, and Germany had no chance of rising as a world power.
Sources:
[1] Wu Youfa, The Rise of Fascism in Germany. Hubei Education Press, 2002, p.171
[2] Cong Jinlong, On the Economic Development of Nazi Germany (1933-1938), Inner Mongolia University, 2011, Master's Thesis, 2011