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Prejudices against Jews
"prejudices against Jews were primarily based in early Christian belief and thought, particularly the myth that Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus" -
The Holocause began
The Holocaust era began in January 1933 when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany. -
persecution of Jews increased
"The Nazi persecution of Jews became increasingly radical between 1933 and 1945." -
Weimar Republic
"The instability of Germany under the Weimar Republic (1918–1933), the fear of communism, and the economic shocks of the Great Depression also made many Germans more open to Nazi ideas, including antisemitism." -
The Nazi Persecution of Jews spread beyond Germany
"The Nazi persecution of Jews spread beyond Germany. Throughout the 1930s, Nazi Germany pursued an aggressive foreign policy." -
Nazi Germany's Territorial Expansion began
"During this time, Germany annexed neighboring Austria and the Sudetenland and occupied the Czech lands." -
The final solution
"The “Final Solution” was the organized and systematic mass murder of European Jews. The Nazi German regime implemented this genocide between 1941 and 1945." -
Result
"As a result of annexations, invasions, occupations, and alliances—Nazi Germany controlled most of Europe and parts of North Africa."
