Why do you think so many people believed Hitler when he said that Jews were to blame for Germany's economic problems?

Answer 1

It wasn't just Hitler responsible for the attitude against the Jews, it was the attitude of the German government as a whole. For years government sanctioned pogroms took place (attacks against Jewish villages and settlements). One of the worst was called Crystal Night where widespread attacks against Jews prior to World War 2 signified the approaching atrocities that were to take place. The government acknowledged the attacks and while publicly condemned them, did nothing to find and punish those responsible. Many members of the German government were just as responsible as Hitler for scapegoating their problems onto the Jews.

Answer 2

If you want to really understand this you must read his book Mein Kampf. He clearly states in there that "as long as there is a single Jew alive in the world, Germany cannot succeed at any task it undertakes", "Germany did not lose the war, but were stabbed in the back and forced to surrender by Jewish bankers and Jewish communists", "Jews are bleeding Germany dry with demands of reparations for the war", etc. Much of this may seem irrational to us now, but to Hitler it was the center of his entire belief system and life in the interwar years and during World War 2.

Answer 3

Hitler was extremely ignorant about economics and he chose to believe that the Jews were responsible for all Germany's woes.

Answer 4

it was easier, it is easy to blame someone that cannot defend themselves, you see it in school playgrounds everyday.