Hitler used the Jews as a scapegoat for all the bad things that happened after World War I. It helped him rise to power with the thought that Germans were the superiors thus they could invade any country they wanted. *Patriotism* was one of the major factors leading to World War II.
It is important for Americans to vote because once said "One vote changed our senate completely ". In other word a single vote can change everything about what is a law and what is not.