Why did the political views of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis eventually appeal to many German citizens? O Hitler and the Nazis sided with those who signed the Treaty of Versailles O Hitler and the Nazis instituted high taxes to pay off the massive war damages Hitler and the Nazis promised to make Germany strong again and gave citizens a scapegoat at whom to direct their anger. O Hitler and the Nazis were the only political party in Germany in the late 1920s and 1930s.