Today we continued with Mr. Bruns powerpoint.
The Great Depression played a significant role. Japanese military eventually came to power and invaded. In the 1930's, the United States were all about staying out of war. We passed alot of acts and treaties. The US did not like the Latin America area. We were somewhat "controlling" them. Roosevelt wanted to have a better relation with them. The Nuremburg Laws of 1935 made Jews second class citizens and removed their basic civil rights. It established a membership in the Jewish race as being anyone who either considered themselves Jewish or had three ot four Jewish grandparents. People with one ot two Jewish grandparents were considered to the mixed race. It eventually changed to anyone withat least one Jewish grandparent was at risk in Nazi Germany. Jews were not allowed to marry another Jew. Italy invaded Ethiopia in Africa once again.
Who was inferior according to Hitler?
-jews, gypsies, mentally/physically handicapped people, slvaic people, homosexuals, communists/socialists, dark skinned people, mixed races, twins, catholics, and Jehovah's Witnesses.
What is the Aryan Race?
Hitler used it to describe his perfect race. It was misused by the Nazis to mean a so-called "master race"
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