Jesuit conspiracy theories found fertile soil in Imperial Germany, where anti-Jesuits saw the order as a sinister and extremely powerful organization characterized by strict internal discipline, utter unscrupulousness in choice of methods, and undeviating commitment to the creation of a universal empire ruled by the Papacy.
In the 1930s, Jesuit conspiracy theories were made use of by the National Socialist Party with the goal of reducing the influence of the Jesuits, who ran secondary schools and engaged in youth work.