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human
ELI5: How did Hitler come to power?

I'm wondering mostly about the persuasive techniques/propaganda/psychology that was used to convince so many people of his ideas. Thanks!
gpt
Germany was broken after WW1. Their economy was in ruins, their people were looking for leadership, and they were looking for a reason to be proud of themselves again. A disparaged population is a moldable population.

Hitler came along and promised to restore Germany to it's former glory. He did it with compelling speeches, but more importantly, he did it by doing it. In less than 10 years, he turned Germany into an economic and manufacturing powerhouse.

The citizens gave him more and more power, until one day, he was a dictator.