Nazi propaganda blamed Jews for starting the war as a defensive pretext

Evidence

One of the most common (and outrageous) conspiracy theories is that Jews started the war in an attempt to destroy Germany. This theory formed the basis of a widespread propaganda campaign which claimed that Germany was under siege by a dangerous ‘international Jewry’, and that the country therefore had no recourse other than to defend itself by going to war. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 239

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Nazi antisemitic propaganda promised an outcome prepared by the Aryan-Jew dichotomy — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2642; Nazi ideology encompassed antisemitic views that blamed Germans rather than Jews; Fear of Germany during World War One was repurposed into anti-Semitism against German Jews — John Higham, Strangers in the Land: Patterns of…, 1683 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Nazi ideology encompassed antisemitic views that blamed Germans rather than Jews #contradicts (0.95)
• Nazi antisemitic propaganda promised an outcome prepared by the Aryan-Jew dichotomy #expands (0.82) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2642
• Nazi antisemitism borrowed conventional views but wielded them with demagogic skill #expands (0.80) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2627
• Antisemitism acted as a catalyst for Nazi rule, world war, and genocide #expands (0.78)
• Nazi propaganda distinguished public and internal speech with deliberate intent #expands (0.75)
• Fear of Germany during World War One was repurposed into anti-Semitism against German Jews #complicates (0.72) — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 1683