A lot of Mein Kampf (early parts) read something like the similar bits of Orwell’s “Wigan Pier”, in the explanation of his class anxieties and the nature and problems of the lower classes in those times.
Unsettled times are an opportunity for new leaders. The French certainly went through a lot of them pre-Napoleon.
It was either going to be Hitler or Thaelmann taking over as dictator in Germany, either way it was going to be ugly.
I couldn’t imagine living in post-WWI Germany; those fortunate enough to work were paid twice per day (so they could buy things at lunch before prices went up), and restaurant prices would change while you were eating. Incredible...