The Holocaust was a time of historical conflict and darkness. At the hands of Adolf Hitler, he and his Nazi party, the Third Reich, motivated to bring the Jewish religion to an end, as well as homosexuals, gypsies, and others. Anyone who defied the social norm should be exterminated. They were not people; they were merely creatures. What fueled Hitler’s hatred remains a mystery today. Some mention the grandmother he hated, some say he blamed the religion for losing World War 1, but there is no black or white answer. There isn’t any mean of justification. Today, the human race has, to reflect and analyze the motions of the Third Reich are scholarly essays, journals, and books- we are forced to infer, as to what could’ve fueled the movements of the infamous, Third Reich.
Hitler’s irrational hatred for the Jews was irrational. There isn’t a legitimate reason as to what could’ve possibly acted as a …show more content…
It was determined that spectators of the “10,000,000 Jews did nothing to weaken the Nazi commitment to find a solution” (Schleunes 256). Out of the number of bystanders who witnessed these occurrences, only a few stood up to the Germans only to be put to their death. There were far more Jews than there Germans. Could they have revolted, and changed their fate? That will remain just a thought. Schleunes claims that with the Jews out of the way, much competition between the lower-middle-class Hitler followers would be out of the way. These were the people Hitler made the most promises to make their lives in fact better. He owed them something. He promised them greatness. He needed to remove the competition. He also notes that to other groups, targeting the Jews specifically allows for many of his other followers to take out their anger and aggression for other
Hitler’s irrational hatred for the Jews was irrational. There isn’t a legitimate reason as to what could’ve possibly acted as a …show more content…
It was determined that spectators of the “10,000,000 Jews did nothing to weaken the Nazi commitment to find a solution” (Schleunes 256). Out of the number of bystanders who witnessed these occurrences, only a few stood up to the Germans only to be put to their death. There were far more Jews than there Germans. Could they have revolted, and changed their fate? That will remain just a thought. Schleunes claims that with the Jews out of the way, much competition between the lower-middle-class Hitler followers would be out of the way. These were the people Hitler made the most promises to make their lives in fact better. He owed them something. He promised them greatness. He needed to remove the competition. He also notes that to other groups, targeting the Jews specifically allows for many of his other followers to take out their anger and aggression for other