Who did Hitler blame germanys defeat in ww1 upon?

Answer 1

The Treaty of Versailles was a dictated peace; it was not negotiated. The German delegation was ordered to sign on the dotted line and this included accepting sole responbility for WW1. Some German politicians such as Noske argued against signing and were willing to continue the war in 1919. However the army told them that this was impossible. In practice, Germany claimed (unofficially) that most of the European powers slid into war without any country being particularly blameworthy. This view is still pretty much the popular standard view in America. A few perceptive commentators knew that the remarkable thing had been that Germany and its weak allies had managed to hold out for four years against a more powerful alliance. The stab-in-the-back legend - a conspiracy theory that belamed defeat on subsersion on the "home front" - was popular on the hardline, nationalist right. Later, the Nazis mulcted this for all it was worth and much more besides. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. However, it can be very distorting. The notion that German history in the Weimar period was just one vast build-up to Hitler's rise is an example of how hindsight can distort. Most ordinary people got on as best they could with everyday life and weren't consumed by the "blame game". Interestingly enough, the view that Germany was overhwelmingly responsible for the outbreak of WW1 was advanced again by some German historians in the 1960s. Fritz Fischer and others had unimpeded access to the documents and they tell a damning story. So, to return to the original question, the German General Staff took an irresponsible gamble in 1914 - and lost. Germany's chances of winning were never very good.

Answer 2

The Nazi party didn't rise until after Adolf Hitler became dictator of Germany. But whats funny is most other countries involved with World War I Blamed Germany for the War even though Austria Hungary originally declared war on Serbia first.

Answer 3

Not in the slightest. Part of his appeal to the German public was his belief that Germany was unfairly punished by the Versailles treaty and Germany was not At Fault for any of its post-war suffering.

Answer 4

Hitler blamed Germany's loss of World War 1 on the Jews.

Answer 5

He blamed it on the Jewish people

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He and other hardline nationalists blamed socialists and communists - and took it for granted that these people were Jews.

Answer 6

Hitler blamed the loss of WWI on the Jews and their pacifist ways.

Answer 7

He blamed the Jews.