Nazi Extermination of the Jews
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Dictatorships, Dictators, Tyrants, Human Rights, Fascism, Fascists, Holocaust, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Poland
- Date: 1939-1945
Article abstract: Nazi extermination of the Jews is begun in an effort to achieve Hitler’s goal of eradicating the Jewish race, resulting in the deaths of six million Jews from Germany and from areas of Europe occupied by the German armed forces.
Summary of Event
The Nazi extermination of European Jews during World War II was the outgrowth of Adolf Hitler’s violent persecution of Germany’s Jews through tactics that began with his ascent to power in 1933. Deprived of their political rights, occupations, and property, the Jews in Germany suffered...
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