The 1930s were turbulent times in Germany's history. World War I had left the country in shambles and, as if that weren't enough, the people of Germany had been humiliated and stripped of their pride and dignity by the Allies. Germany's dream of becoming one of the strongest nations in the world no longer seemed to be a possibility and this caused resentment among the German people. It was clear that Germany needed some type …showed first 75 words of 1954 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1954 total…but so were the Allies. The events that led to Germany's becoming a fascist state were hard lessons for the Allies and were remembered when Germany and Japan were defeated in World War II. Works Cited Berlet, Chip. "What is Fascism?" < http://remember.org/hist.root.what.html>. Frei, Norbert. National Socialist Rule in Germany. Translated by Simon B. Steyne. Massachusetts: Basil Blackwell Ltd., 1993. Welch, David. The Third Reich: Politics and Propaganda. New York: Routledge, 1993.