16 Questions
What is the main reason the Nazis targeted Jews?
They blamed Jews for Germany's defeat in World War I
What was a contributing factor to the increasing antisemitism in German society?
The economic shocks of the Great Depression
What is true about the Nazis and antisemitism?
Antisemitism was at the foundation of Nazi worldview
What was one of the prejudices against Jews in early modern Europe (1400–1800)?
Attributing the death of Jesus to Jews based on early Christian belief
What historical period saw prejudices against Jews primarily based in early Christian belief?
Middle Ages (500–1400)
What was the impact of economic and political crises on the receptivity to Nazi ideas?
Contributed to increasing antisemitism in German society
What contributed to stereotypes of Jews as outsiders in much of Christian Europe?
Exclusion from most aspects of economic, social, and political life
In the 19th century, what false claim did antisemites make about Jews in modern industrial society?
They were responsible for many social and political ills
According to the Nazi Party, what was the discriminatory idea behind racial antisemitism?
Jews are a separate and inferior race
What did the Nazis believe about the world and its races?
The world was divided into distinct races and some races were superior to others
What did the Nazis consider Germans to be in terms of race?
Members of the supposedly superior “Aryan” race
What was central to the Nazi Party’s race-based worldview?
Racial antisemitism
According to the Nazis, what was the threat posed by the 'Jewish race'?
Permanently corrupting and destroying the German people
What kind of antisemitism did Nazi prejudice against Jews draw upon?
All elements, especially racial antisemitism
In addition to religious antisemitism, what other types of antisemitism took hold in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries?
"economic, nationalist, and racial antisemitism"
What impact did Europe becoming more secular have on legal restrictions on Jews?
Many places lifted most legal restrictions on Jews.
Learn about the Nazis' antisemitic ideology and their false accusations against Jews for Germany's problems, including the defeat in World War I.
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