Post World War 1, defeated Germany faced humiliation and “suffered” the consequential Treaty of Versailles, 1919. Germany lost economic power, previously occupied territories, land, military supremacy, and respect. The economic chaos increased social unrest and the peace treaty worked to undermine democratic solutions triggering the people to search for a more authoritarian direction, one that they found in Hitler and his National Socialist Party. From 1929 to the early 1930’s, Germans experienced the terrible economic and social effects of the Great Depression, during this time the people lost trust in their government. Adolf Hitler took advantage of this opportunity, and while public discontent was soaring Hitler rose to power, with the Nazi Party winning majority membership in the Reichstag. Hitler became Germany's saviour, his manipulative speeches directed blame at the Jewish Race and informed the people that the way to solve this issue was for him and his Nazi party to be in power. Hitler exploited ideas and values, took advantage of the desperation following the Great Depression. In a matter of years, Hitler rose to power and boosted both the
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Hitler declared Jews as the root of Germany’s troubles. “Only the Jew knew that by an able and persistent use of propaganda heaven itself can be presented to the people as if it were hell and, vice versa, the most miserable kind of life can be presented as if it were paradise. The Jew knew this and acted accordingly. But the German, or rather his Government, did not have the slightest suspicion of it. During the War, the heaviest of penalties had to be paid for that ignorance.” Germans came to believe that Jews caused the economic and political instability and unemployment. ‘Mein Kampf’ stated, that Hitler wanted to keep the German bloodline pure, to create the ultimate race and remove the vermin
Hitler declared Jews as the root of Germany’s troubles. “Only the Jew knew that by an able and persistent use of propaganda heaven itself can be presented to the people as if it were hell and, vice versa, the most miserable kind of life can be presented as if it were paradise. The Jew knew this and acted accordingly. But the German, or rather his Government, did not have the slightest suspicion of it. During the War, the heaviest of penalties had to be paid for that ignorance.” Germans came to believe that Jews caused the economic and political instability and unemployment. ‘Mein Kampf’ stated, that Hitler wanted to keep the German bloodline pure, to create the ultimate race and remove the vermin