... been promised the boom of 1924 would continue, meaning that Germany would grow to become more stable and powerful. Therefore, when the depression happened, the citizens realized that their expectations were not going to be met, and understandably, many citizens became angry, bitter, and resentful. This made the population politically unstable. When people are unhappy with their situation they seek an alternative, and politically, the only alternative was extremist parties...such as the Nazi Party. Revolutions happen in times of desperation, and with the economic depression causing 5.6 million people in Germany to be unemployed, one could fairly argue that the situation had indeed become desperate. The Nazis were able to focus massively on the issue of unemployment in their campaigns because unemployment was was a crucial problem to society that the Nazis could overcome, while the Weimar Republic had failed to. This made the Weimar Republic seem weak and incompetent, ...

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