Setting

• Scary levels of nationalism
• Conservative-leaning government, but with Social Security & Large Government programs (Government as provider, trade freedoms for security).
• Hegelian Philosophy (State is all that matters, it is above morals, war is moral, peace has no place in history, war is whole purpose of the state, war is a great purifier, state knows better than population of dumb slaves and will do the thinking for them)
• Dictatorial powers available in case of state emergency
• Peace-time, with economy starting to drop
• Happened legally under a democratic constitution
• False-flag attack on self, blamed external threat (patsy incapable of actually committing crime).
• Use fear from false-flag attack to invoke emergency dictatorial powers and suspend individual civil liberties in the name of protecting the people.
• Constant unsubstantiated propaganda about "sleeper cell" internal threats.
• Invasion of other countries under false pretexts of self-defense.
• Building of large internment camps within own borders.

Hitler

• Oratory & public speaking (self confident and rage)
• Appeal to the masses
• Symbols & propaganda (resonate with cultural mythology)
• The Dip - never give up (he was twice at rock bottom)
• Gave a path/goal of resotration/greatness
• Built up new state within old state fully (organization that mimics the old)
• Worked within constitution and political system
• Brought powerful institutions to his side (money & army)
• Not popular vote (30%) but behind-the-scenes maneuvers