Adolf Hitler’s childhood and young adult years had a sequence of unfortunate events that led him to develop a hatred for the Jews. On April 20, 1889, Adolf was brought into the world by his mother, Klara, and his father, Alois, near the German border in Braunau, Austria (Mishra). Alois, despite his rejection in society due to his illegitimate birth and underprivileged beginnings, worked his way up to an acceptable position in society from exceptionally poor beginnings (Weinberg). Klara was an Austrian gentlewoman who had an early death due to cancer (Weinberg). The doctor that was trying to heal Klara was Jewish, but despite his race, Hitler was appreciative for the care that the doctor provided because he had not yet developed a malignance
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They raced to enroll in the German and Soviet armies, and over 100,000 Jews served in the German army while over half a million Jews served in the Soviet army (Barnavi). When Germany lost World War I, the Jews were blamed for their loss due to their tremendous participation in the war. Because Hitler was a German soldier during World War I, it was hard for him to accept German defeat (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the Jews”). The accusation that the Jews were the perpetrator of Germany’s loss was a huge contribution to why Hitler hated the Jews. In addition, Germany’s loss in World War I was the event that first incited a slight hatred towards the Jews, but the hatred had not yet been fully developed because Hitler was not yet in a leadership position to influence others through propaganda. Although Hitler had an evident malice towards the Jews and other people who were not part of the Aryan race, he did not write his thoughts down until he was put in jail in 1923 (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the Jews”). He was sentence to five years in prison when Hitler and his party could not stand to have the Weimar Republic rule Germany (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the Jews”). Hitler tried to overthrow the government, but he and his accomplices failed and were put into prison. While he was serving his sentence, he wrote Mein Kampf, which translates to “My Struggle” (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the …show more content…
To begin Hitler’s propaganda campaign, he instituted a Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda so that the “Nazi Message was successfully communicated through art, music, theater, films, books, radio, educational materials, and the press,” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). This Ministry that was formed was committed to influencing the German people as well as the people that the German army captured during World War II. Because of this, the propaganda that was aimed at particular countries was different from that of other countries because different countries have different ways of thinks and diverged viewpoints on the world. In Germany, propaganda created a tolerance for cruel acts towards the Jews, and it brought Germans attention towards Jewish undermining of power as well as the struggle that Germany had with its foreign enemies (Untied States Holocaust Memorial Museum). In Eastern European countries, the propaganda’s purpose was to “eliminate loyalty to their previous countries as well as eliminate race consciousness,” (Untied States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Meanwhile, in the Soviet Union, propaganda linked Soviet Communism to European Jewry which gave Germany a platform to present themselves “as the defender of Western
They raced to enroll in the German and Soviet armies, and over 100,000 Jews served in the German army while over half a million Jews served in the Soviet army (Barnavi). When Germany lost World War I, the Jews were blamed for their loss due to their tremendous participation in the war. Because Hitler was a German soldier during World War I, it was hard for him to accept German defeat (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the Jews”). The accusation that the Jews were the perpetrator of Germany’s loss was a huge contribution to why Hitler hated the Jews. In addition, Germany’s loss in World War I was the event that first incited a slight hatred towards the Jews, but the hatred had not yet been fully developed because Hitler was not yet in a leadership position to influence others through propaganda. Although Hitler had an evident malice towards the Jews and other people who were not part of the Aryan race, he did not write his thoughts down until he was put in jail in 1923 (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the Jews”). He was sentence to five years in prison when Hitler and his party could not stand to have the Weimar Republic rule Germany (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the Jews”). Hitler tried to overthrow the government, but he and his accomplices failed and were put into prison. While he was serving his sentence, he wrote Mein Kampf, which translates to “My Struggle” (“Why Adolf Hitler Hated the …show more content…
To begin Hitler’s propaganda campaign, he instituted a Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda so that the “Nazi Message was successfully communicated through art, music, theater, films, books, radio, educational materials, and the press,” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum). This Ministry that was formed was committed to influencing the German people as well as the people that the German army captured during World War II. Because of this, the propaganda that was aimed at particular countries was different from that of other countries because different countries have different ways of thinks and diverged viewpoints on the world. In Germany, propaganda created a tolerance for cruel acts towards the Jews, and it brought Germans attention towards Jewish undermining of power as well as the struggle that Germany had with its foreign enemies (Untied States Holocaust Memorial Museum). In Eastern European countries, the propaganda’s purpose was to “eliminate loyalty to their previous countries as well as eliminate race consciousness,” (Untied States Holocaust Memorial Museum). Meanwhile, in the Soviet Union, propaganda linked Soviet Communism to European Jewry which gave Germany a platform to present themselves “as the defender of Western