... them to embrace a new leader who could promise them a brighter future. The Germans didn't want to be blamed for the war; they didn't want to pay reparations, to be demilitarized or lose territory. It seemed as if it was easier to believe they had been backstabbed by their government than to accept the fact that there was no way they could've won the war. Hyperinflation arose because the government didn't have enough money for the reparations. To make matters worse, people began to display a strong stance of passive resistance, making Germany poorer since they were losing all that the Ruhr would have produced. The Germans lost their lifesavings and wages (mostly Middelstand), making the country even angrier and more vulnerable, creating underlying bitterness among the people of Germany in which Hitler's viciousness and expansionism appealed. The Wall Street Crash followed soon after which provoked the Great Depression ...

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