How do you explain the persistence of the “Stab-in-the-Back” myth?

Question

Is it more due to the humiliation and anger the German population felt as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, or was it due more to the economic uncertainty and downturn of this period?

Answer 1

The Treaty of Versailles ended the war and and lead to the Germans losing the war. However, some Germans did not feel they actually lost the war. It was the Weimar Republic, the right wing element, that held this view despite the fact that the military was weakening. This belief continued in the 1930s and helped Hitler gain control due to the economic downturn that prevailed.