Anti Semitism and the Holocaust
-From 1933-1939, the Nuremberg laws consisted of the first Anti-Jewish laws.
-Forced Jews to register and wear Star of David.
-This turned into forcing Jews out of careers and homes.
-Prohibited marriage between Jews and Non Jewish Germans.
-Finally, loss of citizenship.
-On November 9th 1938, Kristallnacht (crystal night) referred to by the thousands of Jewish shop and synagogue windows that were smashed and burned imprisoned many Jews.
-Josef Goebbels, the propaganda minister, one of the most powerful men in the Nazi party effected all aspects of German life.
He promoted:
-The Aryan Race
-Anti-Semitism
-Anti-Communism
-Lebensraum (living space in the east)
-He organized mass rallies for army and citizens like the Nuremberg night rallies which were the most famous.
-The Aryan Race (final solution) was Hitler’s original idea as laid out in Mein Kampf.
-Aryans (Nordic race) were thought to be superior beings.
-Jews made out to be universal scapegoats.
-Originally Jews were sent to work camps to do manual labour, however on July 1941 the final solution meant extermination of the Jewish race a priority.
-Carried out by Einsatzgruppen, a special section of the S.S.
-Shooting and burying them was not fast enough, so they implemented icreaslingly popular gas chambers.
-Made famous places such as Auschwitz.
-Forced Jews to register and wear Star of David.
-This turned into forcing Jews out of careers and homes.
-Prohibited marriage between Jews and Non Jewish Germans.
-Finally, loss of citizenship.
-On November 9th 1938, Kristallnacht (crystal night) referred to by the thousands of Jewish shop and synagogue windows that were smashed and burned imprisoned many Jews.
-Josef Goebbels, the propaganda minister, one of the most powerful men in the Nazi party effected all aspects of German life.
He promoted:
-The Aryan Race
-Anti-Semitism
-Anti-Communism
-Lebensraum (living space in the east)
-He organized mass rallies for army and citizens like the Nuremberg night rallies which were the most famous.
-The Aryan Race (final solution) was Hitler’s original idea as laid out in Mein Kampf.
-Aryans (Nordic race) were thought to be superior beings.
-Jews made out to be universal scapegoats.
-Originally Jews were sent to work camps to do manual labour, however on July 1941 the final solution meant extermination of the Jewish race a priority.
-Carried out by Einsatzgruppen, a special section of the S.S.
-Shooting and burying them was not fast enough, so they implemented icreaslingly popular gas chambers.
-Made famous places such as Auschwitz.