10 Things Everybody Gets Wrong About World War 2

Most nations in the world in the 1930s, (especially those in the West) had to endure the Great Depression, a global economic downturn that spanned the late 1920s all the way to the beginning of World War 2. Germany was not spared from this worldwide economic disaster and in fact, had problems of its own due to a massive unemployment rate, and was nearly bankrupt from paying off World War 1 reparations.

However, the Nazi regime was able to turn this situation around for the better using various policies to revive their dying economy. A good number of them were problematic, such as declaring foreigners non-citizens to discourage them from finding employment and ensuring that women stayed at home and be good housewives and mothers.

However, the Nazi party's political structure did not flourish like the nation's economy. Popular culture has hailed the Nazi regime as a well-oiled machine with incredible levels of discipline and precision. It comes as no surprise that in a dictatorial system of governance, there was chaos and confusion due to the often nonsensical whims of Hitler, who appointed state officials with similar roles and established agencies that clashed with each other. This created mass confusion in the regime and hindered it from operating as a singular entity.