The question of the Nazi hatred for the Jewish man has been longstanding – since the Holocaust began, in fact. Although early on, the finger could easily be manipulated to point at Jews for spiraling economic conditions in Germany; as the mid-1940s drew nearer, the motives became murkier. Adolf Hitler’s rise to power can be largely attributed to the economic successes he experienced as Germany’s Chancellor. More directly related to the topic, Hitler’s rise to power came from an endless amount of mudslinging – particularly to Jewish civilians in Germany. Despite the focus on Nazi antisemitism, this is not the first case of hatred for the Jewish people – just the most infamous. Although a particular reason cannot be pin-pointed, Nazi hatred of
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Much in the same sense as antisemitism due to longstanding religious conflicts, the “Jewish race” was not created by the Nazis – only brought heavily into the political realm. As was customary with Hitler, his presentation of ideals through speech rallied the people behind himself and his party. The separation of the “Jewish race” from the “Aryan race” was a mainstay in Nazi politics. The idea that Judaism was not a religion, but an egregious race motivated Nazis and German citizens alike. Hitler often spoke on a notion that all races were intertwined in a “racial struggle”. The Jewish intent of this struggle – according to Hitler – was to survive and expand at German and Aryan expense. This notion of cultural and racial Darwinism propelled Nazi motives and support because no “true Aryan” would be willing to go down without a …show more content…
Historically, events similar to the Holocaust (Armenian genocide, Cambodian genocide) have similar causes – the Armenians were the scapegoat of the Ottoman Empire; Cambodia was centralized economically. Both of these feature some of the reasons for the Holocaust, as well as the hatred of Jews in Germany. Jews were not only used as the scapegoat for Germany’s pitfalls, they were also allegedly at fault for the instability of the German economy even though they controlled a minimalist amount. Despite these similarities, one thing is certain about this hatred and genocide: regardless of what the origin is, justified or not, the mass-murdering of millions of Jewish people over the span of twelve years is one of – if not the most heinous crimes to have occurred in
Much in the same sense as antisemitism due to longstanding religious conflicts, the “Jewish race” was not created by the Nazis – only brought heavily into the political realm. As was customary with Hitler, his presentation of ideals through speech rallied the people behind himself and his party. The separation of the “Jewish race” from the “Aryan race” was a mainstay in Nazi politics. The idea that Judaism was not a religion, but an egregious race motivated Nazis and German citizens alike. Hitler often spoke on a notion that all races were intertwined in a “racial struggle”. The Jewish intent of this struggle – according to Hitler – was to survive and expand at German and Aryan expense. This notion of cultural and racial Darwinism propelled Nazi motives and support because no “true Aryan” would be willing to go down without a …show more content…
Historically, events similar to the Holocaust (Armenian genocide, Cambodian genocide) have similar causes – the Armenians were the scapegoat of the Ottoman Empire; Cambodia was centralized economically. Both of these feature some of the reasons for the Holocaust, as well as the hatred of Jews in Germany. Jews were not only used as the scapegoat for Germany’s pitfalls, they were also allegedly at fault for the instability of the German economy even though they controlled a minimalist amount. Despite these similarities, one thing is certain about this hatred and genocide: regardless of what the origin is, justified or not, the mass-murdering of millions of Jewish people over the span of twelve years is one of – if not the most heinous crimes to have occurred in