Hitler: in prision for trying to overthrow the government, writes book called Mein Kampf (My Struggle).
-talks about his anti-jew beliefs.
-hated democracy - gave too much power to the people.
Leibensrom: living space for the German people in Eucrane.
-tryed to run for president
-appointed Chansler. (head of the government - right under the president.) thought by doing that they could tell him what to do. President died soon after that though.
-The Jews were looking to take over the world and the world will go to hell.
-Believed that it was God's will for him to do this. Says that the Jews were the Devil.
-A lot of smart "elite" people could see through Hitler and left.
Holocaust
-2/3 of Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
-about 6million of the 9 m.
-11-17 million.
-more then just jews were killed; Gypsies, Handicapped, Gays, Africans, Communists/Socialists, dark skinned people,
-Jehovah's Witnesses
-ARYAN RACE; blonde, blue-eyed, tall and muscular.
-LEBENSBORN- fount of life.
-houses were set up through Germany and occupied territories and many children were born to unwed mothers which helped lead to many rumors of rape.
-Muremburg Laws 1935:
Took away German citizenship from Jews thus making Jews second class citizens by removing their basic civil rights.
Was if you had 3 Jewish grandparents you were considered Jewish. changed it to 1 Jew.
Jews could only marry Jews
No sexual relations between non-Jewish Germans and Jews.
Kristallnacht-1938
"Night of Broken Glass"
-on the nights gangs of Nazi youth roamed through Jewish neighborhoods and broke windows of Jewish businesses and homes, burning synagogues. 101 churches were destroyed and almost 7,500 Jewish businesses were destrooyed. 26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Jews were physically attacked and beaten - 91 died.
1938 Cont..
-All Jewish children are expelled
1939
-Hitler orders the systematic murder of the mentally and physically disabled in Germany and Australia
-Jews are required to wear armbands or yellow stars.
1940
-Nazis begin deporting German Jews to Poland
-Jews are forced into ghettos
-Nazis begin the first mass murder of Jews in POLAND.
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