Question

According to the author, why are the young people of Germany so willing to embrace Hitler’s methods of ruthlessness and violence?
They are outsiders to democracy.
They respect republican government.
They are visionaries.
They are impatient for change.

Answer 1

The answer is D - they are impatient for change

Answer 2

The correct answer is: "They are impatient for change".

Germany had been considered guilty for all the losses beared during WWI and was oblied, through the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919, to pay economic reparations to some of the victorious powers. It was also forced to delimitarize and to keep its armed forces and weapon production at a minimum.

This requirements severely damaged the German economy, causing a big recession and even an hyperinflation crisis. Germans felt humilliated and this is one of reasons why, when right-wing extremist and nationalist forces, leaded by Hitler, emerged promising to stop that situation and to restore German pride and to put Germany in the position it deserved as the strongest European power, Germans supported Hitler, specially young people who desired a change and saw in Hitler the best opportunity to achieve so.