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> The real thing that put Hitler in power to begin with was the horrendous war reparations Germany was saddled with from WW1 because it was "last man standing" on the losing side.

I live in the Netherlands and I remember being thought that in school as one of the reasons of Hitlers rise to power.

The Dutch wikipage [1] of the Versailles treaty also reflects this in a section called "consequences of the treaty" (De gevolgen van het verdrag).

[1] https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdrag_van_Versailles_(1919...



Same, in the US (Louisiana and then California).


This was also part of my UK education on why Hitler rose to power.


I was also taught in French schools that the Versailles "diktat" was a good reason why Hitler rose to power.


Thank you. The English translation of that section ends with:

On October 3, 2010 were the last debt repaid by the Germans.




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