After losing World War I, the Treaty of Versailles stripped Germany financially and militarily. After representative from Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, Germany lost vast land quantities that were awarded to various European countries and was required by the Allies to pay reparations. The Allies claimed that Germany had caused the war and, …show more content…
Antisemitism itself was not the main focus, though it was never absent from Nazi pamphlets or speeches.”1 The Nazis depicted Jews as non-human, referencing them using terms such as vermin, rats, and cockroaches; these attacks were intended to dehumanize the Jews. At the same time, the Nazi Party emphasized Aryan superiority. Through relentless propaganda, the German people were indoctrinated with the ideology that Jews were inferior and were at fault for anything negative that occurred; over time, the Germans gradually became desensitized to the Jews suffering and persecution. These assaults, combined with millennia of antisemitic ideology, paved the way for the mass deportations and genocide of European Jews. Additionally, the Nazis used propaganda to blame Jews for the outcome Germany experienced following World War I and Germany’s economic troubles during the late 1920s and early 1930s, despite the fact that Allied countries from the first world war were experiencing similar hardships. Germany’s economic issues provided an opportunity for the Nazis to gain control of the German government. Ironically, it was Germany’s attempt at democracy that helped usher the Nazis into a position where they obtained the power to rule the …show more content…
By the time the Law expired in 1937, the Nazi dictatorship was complete. Authorized by the Enabling Act, the dictatorship ruled Germany until its defeat in 1945.” Hitler began his quest for world domination by invading Poland on September 1, 1939; this event led to the European Jews genocide. One factor that led to the mass exterminations that occurred in the years surrounding and during World War II was unwarranted fear and hatred. However, the primary factor contributing to the brutal torture and extermination of the Jews and millions of other Europeans was the world’s apathy. It became apparent that the world’s countries were not going to allow the Jews to immigrate and that they would ignore the warning signs regarding the Nazi Party’s intentions. This likely led Hitler and other Nazi leaders to believe that the nations would not intercede on their victims’ behalf. And sadly, at least initially, they were