✏️ Quick Fact: The Nazi's success wasn't inevitable. Germany's democratic system had challenges, and the economic crisis highlighted them.

• The government wasn't able to address it effectively.
• As a result, extremist parties, like the KPD (Communist) and NSDAP (Nazi Party), gained popularity.

Real-world example: Think of it like being in school. If you have a teacher who doesn't control the class effectively, the "extreme" or loudest students may end up taking over.

Some key points of the Nazi's 25-point program included

• Uniting all Germans.
• Revoking the treaties of Versailles and St Germain.
• Only Germans can be citizens.
• Expelling non-citizens if needed.
• Nationalizing all businesses formed into corporations.
• Division of profits from heavy industries.
• Ensuring that newspapers are German-controlled.
• Guaranteeing religious freedom unless it threatens the state.

Discussion:

• Attractive aspects: Unity, national pride, stability, and addressing economic woes.
• Practical implications: Discrimination, expulsion of certain groups (e.g., Jews), control over media, and massive shifts in business ownership.

• Nazis tried to gain power in 1923 but failed.
• Hitler used his prison time to write "Mein Kampf", blending his life story with political philosophies, promoting racist and authoritarian theories.

Real-world example: Imagine a student failing a project, then spending summer break studying to return as the top student. That's how Hitler used his "break" in prison.