Causes of The Holocaust

Post World War I Germany saw difficult times. Germans were searching for a reason to blame someone for their problems and extremist groups such as the Nazis provided a focus for the German people. Some historians will argue that extreme nationalism was the cause of the Holocaust because of the power of the Nazi party. While a large part of this is true, Germany's anguish after World War I sent people looking for reasons to …

…Reich which was responsible for the extermination of roughly six million Jews and six million people of other races or beliefs to which Hitler was opposed. Because of the severity of Germany's problems after the first World War, all Hitler had to do was link them together and tell the Germans that the Jews were responsible for everything bad in Germany. All the Germans had to do was believe him and they did just that.