re: Why do you think people flocked to Hitler?

Like most things it probably a multitude of reasons. I'd suspect it's because of one he was a soldier in World War One. People often love war heroes in politics, not that he was one, but you get the point.

He was also a very passionate speaker and that can often disguise a Message's intent. If someone is that intense and strongly believes in what they're saying well it must be the truth.

Thirdly and probably the most important after the first war Germany was obviously destroyed and he gave them a scapegoat to blame for all their troubles. They now had a cause to rally around and it was passing blame for how poorly their current situation had become because of the victors and Jews.