By sending spies to the USSR to copy their plans for sputnik
Provided a mission for the revolution.
Both men used their pens to encourage revolutionary spirit and a drive toward liberty. They used writing to demonstrate the rights they have been stripped of and the rights they believed they deserved. Lines like "give me liberty or give me death" shows the willingness to die for the mission of revolution.
The Great Depression hit Germany hard. The impact of the Wall Street Crash forced American banks to end the new loans that had been funding the repayments under the Dawes Plan and the Young Plan. The financial crisis escalated out of control and mid-1931, starting with the collapse of the Credit Amstel in Vienna in May.This put heavy pressure on Germany, which was already in political turmoil. With the rise in violence of Nazi and communist movements, as well as investor nervousness at harsh government financial policies.