Germany blamed the Allies for their problems as well, but obviously were powerless to do anything about it. They needed a scapegoat of their own, that they could control, blame, and torture. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party came to power by restoring pride and respect in Germany (Doc 7) and blaming the Jews for everything that went wrong. The Germans were angry and needed a leader and a target. Hitler suggested that they could only restore their power by blood and by cutting the hand around their throats (Doc 2). He convinced them to turn their humiliation into revenge. This new sense of nationalism was the start of the tensions that would inspire World War II. Once Germany took back Poland, they were seemingly unstoppable. The Treaty of Versailles destroyed Germany, but gave them enough reason to build themselves back up, with help from the Nazi party. A country that once was full of wealth, military, and territory was robbed of everything that gave them power. They demanded to have their power and influence back, and when they were met with nothing changing, they decided to change it themselves. The Versailles treaty broke Germany, and Germany used their own broken shards to cut to the rest of Europe in World War
Germany blamed the Allies for their problems as well, but obviously were powerless to do anything about it. They needed a scapegoat of their own, that they could control, blame, and torture. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party came to power by restoring pride and respect in Germany (Doc 7) and blaming the Jews for everything that went wrong. The Germans were angry and needed a leader and a target. Hitler suggested that they could only restore their power by blood and by cutting the hand around their throats (Doc 2). He convinced them to turn their humiliation into revenge. This new sense of nationalism was the start of the tensions that would inspire World War II. Once Germany took back Poland, they were seemingly unstoppable. The Treaty of Versailles destroyed Germany, but gave them enough reason to build themselves back up, with help from the Nazi party. A country that once was full of wealth, military, and territory was robbed of everything that gave them power. They demanded to have their power and influence back, and when they were met with nothing changing, they decided to change it themselves. The Versailles treaty broke Germany, and Germany used their own broken shards to cut to the rest of Europe in World War