Hello! I'm new here, a friend told me I should join so I could post my Continuing Adventures of Hetalia Invading My History Notebook.
I'm taking a class on how Hitler was able to take power and how that changed Germany. Since we started in the mid-1800s when Prussia was taking over all the Germanic areas.... my mind immediately went to Hetalia.
Basically, it's because Prussia was a douche. It's explained through Hetalia chibis.
Prussia and Austria bother Denmark enough that Denmark declares war, and then Prussia and Austria are all "But you're so meaaaaaan." even though that's what they wanted, to make Denmark look bad.
Prussia totally turned on Austria and bothered Austria enough to make him declare war on Prussia, making Austria look bad.
And vice versa.
Prussia thinks he's bad enough to bother France, and then some royal in Prussia thinks he can be the next king of Spain, and France doesn't like it. Prussia gets revenge by editing a telegraph enough to make France mad and declare war on Prussia. (making France look bad) (Prussia's a dick)
France and Prussia have a war. France gives up, but the people of Paris tell Napoleon III "Fuck you, we're still fighting" and continue to fight--except Prussia cuts off all supplies to Paris and starves the citizens from September until January, when they give up.
And then because Prussia wins at everything, he turns into Germany.