Why did Nazi Germany hate Jews?

Why did Nazi Germany hate Jews?

To answer it clearly: there was no legitimate or rational reason for the hatred of Jews in Germany. The hostility was based on antisemitism — irrational prejudice, fear, and conspiracy theories that were spread and manipulated, especially by the Nazi regime.

Here’s how it developed:

1. Long history of European antisemitism

• For centuries before Nazi Germany, Jews in Europe were often scapegoated for social problems — blamed for disease, economic hardship, or even killing Jesus (a false accusation known as deicide).

• They were frequently expelled from cities, forced into ghettos, and excluded from many professions.

2. Germany after World War I

• After losing World War I (1918), Germany faced economic collapse, humiliation, and political chaos.

• Many Germans wanted someone to blame for their suffering.
  The Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, claimed that Jews were responsible for Germany’s defeat and economic troubles — an entirely false claim, but one that some people found easy to believe in hard times.

3. Nazi ideology

• Hitler and the Nazis built their movement on a racist ideology that divided humanity into “superior” and “inferior” races.

• They falsely taught that Germans (the “Aryan race”) were superior, and Jews were a threat to racial purity, national unity, and culture.

• The Nazis spread propaganda through schools, newspapers, films, and rallies to turn ordinary Germans against Jews.

4. The result: The Holocaust

• This hatred culminated in the Holocaust, the systematic murder of six million Jews and millions of others (Roma, Poles, people with disabilities, etc.) during World War II (1939–1945).

• It remains one of the greatest crimes in human history — caused by lies, fear, and hatred turned into state policy.

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👉 In short:
The Nazis didn’t “have a reason” — they created excuses based on long-standing prejudice and propaganda to justify their political goals.
It’s a powerful reminder of how dangerous hate and misinformation can become when they’re spread by those in power.

Would you like me to show you how Nazi antisemitic propaganda worked — for example, how they used schools, posters, and films to spread their ideas?

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