Anti-Semitism

Gautam Gupta Anti-Semitism in Europe I. Causes · Jewish Nationalism/Pride · Herzl’s idea of Zionism/Jewish State · Idea was foreign to other religions · Dreyfus Affair angers France/Germany · Europe begins to resent the Jews II. Hitler/Germany · Jews become a scapegoat for all German problems—conspiracies · Hitler believed that Jews were responsible for causing strike, subversion, and revolution · Mein Kampf – Hitler wants to dominate the world · Leads Nazi party to attack Jews III. Actions/Results in Europe · Jews heavily oppressed · Jews forced to wear star · Kristallnacht · Beginning of Holocaust · New Order established Nazi/Aryan supremacy · Mass murder Sources: http://wyhsapeurohistory.blogspot.com/ en.wikipedia.org