Roots of the Holocaust

By nashali08
  • Feb 16, 1095

    The Crusades

    The Crusades
    The first Crusade began with Pope Urban II. When Christians responded to Pope Urban II request to go to war against Muslims. He wanted to go to war because of these reasons: 1)To free Jerusalem 2)Defend the suffering Christians from the East. After the war the Crusaders were viewed as heroes.
  • Feb 18, 1307

    1307 End of the Knights Templar

    1307 End of the Knights Templar
    This Endof the Knights Templar are the Christian crusader-knights broken apart. This all happened because the King of France was in debt with the organization. There were rumors about the Knights so they needed to do something about it. They started rituals that were supposed to include: -Spitting on the cross, -Denying Christ as their savior -Homosexual embraces ad kissing... These were probably not true but made an end to the organization.
  • Feb 17, 1346

    The Black Death

    The Black Death
    The Black death was a plague that spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. They were rats infestations in the merchant ships. The black death was estimated to have killed about 30-60% of Europe's population.
  • Feb 17, 1530

    Egyptians Act of 1530

    Egyptians Act of 1530
    The Egyptians Act of 1530 was an act passed by the Parliament of England to expel the Gypsies. They were kicked out because they mistakenly believed they came from Egypt. So as you can see they were not very welcome in places.
  • Feb 18, 1533

    1533 Buggery Act

    1533 Buggery Act
    This 1533 Buggery Act was the first law passed by King Henry VII in England makng sodomy a capital offense.This act was an act of punishment of the vice of Buggery. At h endBuggry remained a capital offense in England until 1861.
  • Feb 17, 1555

    Italy

    Italy
    In 1555 Jews were kicked out of Italy like they were from many other places. They were kicked out by Pope Marcellus. They were kicked out becuase of the preassure of taxations against the Jews and they caused floods and famine, so Pope Marcellus kicked them out. Since the Jews were being kicked out of every place they went they literally had no where else to go.