The British had an empire to run. The way that they kept their economy healthy was through a system called mercantilism. ... The British even put taxes called duties on imported goods to discourage this practice. This pushed the colonists to buy only British goods, instead of goods from other European countries.
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power during the Great Depression. German workers were laid off and he saw this as his opportunity politically. 1929-1930.
