Question

To understand Hitler's enormous success with the young we must understand what life has meant to the post-war generation in Germany, not only the children of the poor but of the middle class as well. They were children during the years of the war when the food blockade kept them half starved, when fathers were away at the front and mothers distracted with the effort to keep their families fed. They came to manhood in a country which seemed to have no use for them.  –“The Youth Who Are Hitler’s Strength,” Alice Hamilton

According to the author, why was Hitler influential among young people? They wanted to become members of the middle class. They wanted to achieve greater academic success. They had suffered during the war and felt purposeless. They wanted to bring an end to the many food blockades.

Answer 1

They had suffered during the war and felt purposeless

Step-by-step explanation:

The youth that was coming to an age to be adults during Hitler's time was youth that had suffered badly from living in terrible conditions, lack of food, absent parents, so they were not seeing any purpose for their lives. This went straight into Hitler's advantage. He used his skills to convince and motivate this youth that Germany will become a great and prosperous nation, and they will be the ones that will and can do it. This gave the youth a purposes of their lives, they were highly motivated, seeing Hitler as the savior and even as the father, so they gave their best to achieve Hitler's plans, which unfortunately ended up badly for everyone.