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In the early 1930s, white-collar professionals in Germany were frustrated. The economy was in shambles

after a decade of hyperinflation.

At one point, the cost of a loaf of bread, which had been around 250 Deutschmarks, shot up to 200 billion Deutschmarks.

Unemployment was rampant, too, even for doctors and engineers.

And those who did find work often suffered big salary cuts, all of which explains why many people in those professions embraced the rise of the Nazis. Now, a lot of them disagreed

with the Nazis on certain issues. Many even found them extreme. But because the Nazis at least

promised to do something to help these professionals out, they welcome them.

So today, we are going to examine why.

Why so many people in technical fields embrace Nazism?

Because however uncomfortable it is, scholars have documented that there is something about the scientific mindset

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