Holocaust

Nazi's

1930

However, there were also millions of other victims of Nazi persecution and murder, in the 1930s. As the Nazis extended their reach during World War II, millions of other Europeans were also subjected to Nazi brutality.

Persecution

1931

Nazi Germany and its allies and collaborators implemented a wide range of anti-Jewish policies and measures. These policies varied from place to place. Thus, not all Jews experienced the Holocaust in the same way. But in all instances, millions of people were persecuted simply because they were identified as Jewish.

Forced labor

1932

Jews had to perform forced labor in service of the Axis war effort or for the enrichment of Nazi organizations, the military, and/or private businesses.

Jews excluded

1933

Almost immediately, the Nazi German regime (which called itself the Third Reich) excluded Jews from German economic, political, social, and cultural life.

Persecution spread

1934

Nazi persecution of Jews spread beyond Germany. Throughout the 1930s, Nazi Germany pursued an aggressive foreign policy. This culminated in World War II

Superior

1935

The Nazis believed that the world was divided into distinct races and that some of these races were superior to others. They considered Germans to be members of the supposedly superior “Aryan” race.

Antisemitic

1936

The Nazis targeted Jews because the Nazis were radically antisemitic. This means that they were prejudiced against and hated Jews.

Anger

1937

Anger over the loss of the war and the economic and political crises that followed contributed to increasing antisemitism in German society.