Summary

With the rise of communism in Russia, fascism in Italy and Naziism in Germany, there is an undeniable trend in the reason WHY these extremely radical, powerful and dangerous political groups were capable of gaining national power and support, and it is that in all three cases, the people of those countries were desperate for change. Prior to the rise of each political group, the country is a complete mess, and these manipulative political groups fed off of the desperation of the masses in order to have their system of government "save the day" (as Danielle puts it).
I absolutely agree with Danielle's statement that Hitler took over Germany at its weakest point--when it was economically unstable due to it's war debts from the Treaty of Versailles, and the confidence in itself was lost. While the similarities between all three governmental systems "rise to power" are undeniable (for all fed off of the unstable situation to gain power), Hitler took the rise of the Nazi party to the next level, particularly with the use of propaganda to stir national sentiment. The master of propaganda was Joseph Goebbel. An example of his "work" shows a happy child with the Nazi flag--thus implying that Nazi children were the happiest children. Once the Nazi party had been established, Goebbel demonstrated his ability to persuade the people through passionate speeches that, much like his artistic propoganda, manipulated people's emotions in order to gain their support.
As Danielle said, the Nazi party came in and was the party that could "save the day" for Germany--restore it's international power and reputation, and the use of propoganda reiterated and solidified that ability of the Nazi party.