The Holocaust is a very emotional topic for some people to discuss because of the number of Jews that were killed during World War 2 by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Since before Hitler rose to power, he had a dislike towards Jews. After he rose to power he made this dislike more well known in the country of Germany. According to Hitler, Jews were an inferior race and a threat to the German communities and the racial purity. The Holocaust is also known as Hitler’s final solution to solving issues of Jewish inferiority. Many historians believe the Holocaust seemed like an extension of Hitler’s racial views. Before Hitler rose to power he had always had a strong dislike for Jews because of the inferior position they demonstrated. Conflict
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Throughout 1940, the German army expanded its empire across Europe. Jews from all the invaded countries were being sent to death camps located in different countries but mainly in Poland. Beginning in September of 1941, every person that was said to be a Jew was marked with a yellow star in German territory which made them open targets. After this came into effect, more and more Jews were being deported to the Polish camps. The war and destruction of the Jews became interconnected for two reasons. One of Hitler’s objectives was to take over some of the Soviet Union’s territory. Since he had associated himself with Soviet Bolshevism it made sense to destroy enemies wherever they could be found (Spielvogel, 255). Bolshevism was the idea that the Jews were the reason for the Russian Revolution. Another reason was that the war created an environment in which a system would be made to wipe out large amounts of …show more content…
The Nazi’s racial ideology encouraged Germans to mistreat people other than just Jews. Believed to be a part of Aryan descent, the Sinti and Roma, also known as gypsies, were left alone for some time due to being of the same descent as the Aryans. A researcher by the name of Robert Ritter conducted a study and found that the Sinti and Roma were racially mixed and therefore they were not pure Aryans. Once this was discovered, they were placed in the same category as the Jews and were therefore targeted by many people. There were also other peoples who were considered inferior races but were just worked as
Throughout 1940, the German army expanded its empire across Europe. Jews from all the invaded countries were being sent to death camps located in different countries but mainly in Poland. Beginning in September of 1941, every person that was said to be a Jew was marked with a yellow star in German territory which made them open targets. After this came into effect, more and more Jews were being deported to the Polish camps. The war and destruction of the Jews became interconnected for two reasons. One of Hitler’s objectives was to take over some of the Soviet Union’s territory. Since he had associated himself with Soviet Bolshevism it made sense to destroy enemies wherever they could be found (Spielvogel, 255). Bolshevism was the idea that the Jews were the reason for the Russian Revolution. Another reason was that the war created an environment in which a system would be made to wipe out large amounts of …show more content…
The Nazi’s racial ideology encouraged Germans to mistreat people other than just Jews. Believed to be a part of Aryan descent, the Sinti and Roma, also known as gypsies, were left alone for some time due to being of the same descent as the Aryans. A researcher by the name of Robert Ritter conducted a study and found that the Sinti and Roma were racially mixed and therefore they were not pure Aryans. Once this was discovered, they were placed in the same category as the Jews and were therefore targeted by many people. There were also other peoples who were considered inferior races but were just worked as