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Evolution of Jewish persecution
Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews evolved and became increasingly more radical between 1933 and 1945. This radicalization culminated in the mass murder of six million Jews. -
Nazi rise to power
When the Nazis came to power they did not immediately start to carry out mass murder, however they quickly began using the government to target and exclude Jews from German society. -
Reasoning behind Jewish targeting
The Nazis targeted Jews because the Nazis were radically anti-Semitic. -
Accusations against Jews
The Nazis falsely accused Jews of causing Germany's social, economic, political, and cultural problems. -
Antisemitism
Anti-Semitism was at the foundation of the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism, was a basic tenet of Nazi ideology. This prejudice was also widespread throughout Europe. -
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Events of the Holocaust
The holocaust was the systematic, state sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews -
Boycott of Jewish owned businesses
Members of the storm troopers with boycott signs, block the entrance to a Jewish owned shop. -
Nuremberg Race Laws
German Jews lost their citizenship according to the definitions posed in these new regulations. Only full Germans were entitled to the full protection of the law. -
Mass murder of Jews
During WW2, Nazi Germany and it's allies and collaborators killed nearly 2 out of every 3 European Jews using deadly living conditions, brutal mistreatment and mass shootings and gassings, also designed killing centers.
