Yes, as Acorn4 writes it was the mess made at the Treaty of Versailles that ultimately led to the instability of the Weimar Republic and provided the opportunity for Hitler and his allies to come to power. Right-wingers all over Europe supported the move towards Facism, whether in Germany, Spain, or Italy. Many of the ruling class in Britain (Churchill's class) saw Hitler as a bulwark against Stalin and supported him accordingly, though this was hushed up after the start of the war. They didn't protest as long as Hitler oppressed the Communists, Social-Democrats, Jews and others, although it was well known from Mein Kampf and Hitler's broadcasts that he intended taking over the Ukraine to use as Germany's breadbasket and enslave other races as he thought fit.



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