Throughout the 1920's and 30's all of Europe was in disarray. Governments were being displaced, mob rule was commonplace and turmoil was the norm, not the exception. A variety of reasons can be traced back as underlying causes but none more so than economic instability.
Economists have written entire books that detailed the financial effects of gold reserves, innovations such as electricity and countless other factors including political power struggles. But that is not my main point here. Instead I want to focus on the forces behind the scenes, very powerful forces, that stood to benefit regardless of which direction the winds of change blew. And these forces stood to benefit tremendously by the rise and fall in currencies, bonds, and gold. They were not one bit opposed to nudging those winds of change along since they possessed the knowledge and expertise to stay one step ahead of the game.
Part of that expert knowledge was that of human nature along with the simple fact that human nature does not change. It was the same in the 1400's, 1600's or any time period you wish to mention. It's always the same, therefore making it relatively easy to predict If A, then B. If C, then D. The patterns always repeat because human nature does not change. Today we call it the Liberal Mentality but it essentially boils down to mob rule.
Toss the mob some red meat in the form of a juicy headline and the predictable knee-jerk reaction will result. Forget the details, mobs only require a single headline to spring into action which often results in violence. You and I see real life examples each and every day, many are reported on this forum. It's all nothing more than the old - If A, then B. If C, then D.
Keep this in mind each time you read about another example of mob violence - who stands to benefit the most? It's not the little people clamoring for more government benefits and it's not poor immigrant from Mexico looking for a better life. Very powerful forces are hard at work behind the scenes stirring the pot of chaos. With chaos comes tremendous economic opportunities and those powerful forces are not one bit opposed to nudging those winds of change along.