World War I took place during 1914 till 1918, which was between two opposing alliances known as Triple Entente and the Central Powers. The war was described as being a horrid mess - a useless massacre in which generations of young men were slaughtered at the order of foolish generals. After many losses, Central powers were defeated. German soldiers that were returning home discovered their own country in the throes of political and economic turmoil. They found jobs to be few, food scarce and inflation unrestrained. Facing starvation, many Germans were reduced to selling personal and family belongings for a pittance. No German wanted to believe in defeat. The people could not comprehend that all their sacrifices had been in vain. They looked for a scapegoat and soon found one: the “November criminals.” This was the new Republican government that had sold them out supposedly, not the Kaiser and his generals. Which many Germans believed that overt lie. With this lie, it allowed people to easily cope with their feelings of betrayal, loss and failure. At the same time Germany had no specific
World War I took place during 1914 till 1918, which was between two opposing alliances known as Triple Entente and the Central Powers. The war was described as being a horrid mess - a useless massacre in which generations of young men were slaughtered at the order of foolish generals. After many losses, Central powers were defeated. German soldiers that were returning home discovered their own country in the throes of political and economic turmoil. They found jobs to be few, food scarce and inflation unrestrained. Facing starvation, many Germans were reduced to selling personal and family belongings for a pittance. No German wanted to believe in defeat. The people could not comprehend that all their sacrifices had been in vain. They looked for a scapegoat and soon found one: the “November criminals.” This was the new Republican government that had sold them out supposedly, not the Kaiser and his generals. Which many Germans believed that overt lie. With this lie, it allowed people to easily cope with their feelings of betrayal, loss and failure. At the same time Germany had no specific