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The Condemned
Hitler's final solution rested on the belief that Aryans were a superior people and that the strength and purity of this "master race" must be preserved. After taking power, the Nazis had concentrated on silencing their political opponents. They also targeted other Germans whom they found unfit to be part of the "master race". -
The Persecution Begins
On April 7th, 1933, shortly after Hitler took power in Germany, he ordered all "non-Aryans" to be removed from government jobs. This order was one of the first moves in a campaign for racial purity that eventually led to the Holocaust- the systematic murder of 11 million people across Europe. -
Jews Targeted
Although Jews were not the only victims of the Holocaust, they were the center of the Nazis' targets. Anti-semitism, or hatred of the Jews, had a long history in many European countries. In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of their German citizenship, jobs, and property. -
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Kirstallnacht "Night of Broken Glass"
Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany. Around 100 Jews were killed , and hundreds more were injured. -
The Plight of The St. Louis
Official indifference to the plight of Germany's Jews was in evidence in the case of the ship St. Louis. Although 740 of the liner's 943 passengers had U.S. immigration papers, the Coast Guard followed the ship to prevent anyone from disembarking in America. -
Hitler's "Final Solution"
Obsessed with a desire to rid Europe of Jews. "Final Solution"- a policy of genocide, the deliberate and systematic killing of an entire population. -
Mass Exterminations
Each camp had several huge gas chambers in which as many as 12,000 people could be killed a day. -
The Final Stage
The Final Solution reached its final stage in early 1942. To mass slaughter and starvation they would ass a third method of killing-murder by poison gas.
