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Nazi Targeting Jews
The Nazis were radically antisemitic, meaning that they were prejudiced against and hated Jews. Antisemitism was a large tenet of their main ideas and the foundation of their worldview. According to the Nazis, Jews were a big threat that needed to stay out of the German society. -
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The Holocaust (Attack of the Nazis)
The Holocaust was a state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million European Jews by the Nazi German regime and its allies and collaborators. The Holocaust era began in January of 1933, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came in power of Germany. -
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Nazi Persecution and Mass Murder Victims
The Holocaust specifically refers to the systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews. However, there were also millions of others victims of Nazi Persecution and murder. In the 1930s, the regime targeted a variety of alleged domestic enemies within German society. As the Nazis extended their reach during World War II, millions of other Europeans were also subjected to Nazi brutality. -
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Boycott of Jewish-owned Businesses
Members of the Storm Troopers (SA), otherwise known as Sturmabteilung or "Brown Shirts", were the Nazi party's main instrument for undermining democracy and facilitating. These men were opposed to blocking all business entrances. as well as holding signs to protest against the Jewish-owned establishments. -
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Holocaust Ghettos
Ghettos were areas of cities or towns where German occupiers forced Jews to live in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. German authorities often enclosed these areas by building walls or other barriers. Guards prevented Jews from leaving the area. -
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Mass Shootings
After Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June, German units began to carry out mass shootings of local Jews. At first, these units targeted Jewish men of military age. But by August, they had started massacring entire Jewish communities. These massacres were often conducted in broad daylight and in full view and earshot of local residents. -
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Killing Centers
The Nazi regime began building specially designed, stationary killing centers in Germany-occupied Poland. In English, killing centers were sometimes called "extermination camps" or "death camps." Nazi Germany operated five killing centers: Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka, and Auschwitz-Birkenau. -
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Holocaust and Final Solution
Many people were responsible for carrying out the Holocaust and the Final Solution. At the highest level, Adolf Hitler inspired, ordered, approved, and supported the genocide of Europe's Jews. However, Hitler did not act alone. Nor did he lay out an exact plan for the implementation of the Final Solution. Other Nazi leaders were the ones who directly coordinated, planned, and implemented the mass murder. -
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The Nuremberg Trials
The trials of 22 top-level Nazi war criminals began at Nuremberg. They were tried for crimes against humanity and war crimes by a court of Allied judges. Twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death.