the Nazis began a radical program to “strengthen the German race” by organizing the systematic killing of disabled Germans
the nazis started killing disabled people and justified it as "strengthening the german race" but it was murder
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The nationwide pogrom resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Jews during the riot and in concentration camps following the mass arrests of Jewish men.
Kristallnacht showed that nazi violence was getting worse and more deadly
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“The Reich Citizenship Law” stated that only people with pure German blood could be German citizens.
these laws made racism and exclusion official in Germany
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When Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler became German chancellor on January 30, 1933, no step-by-step blueprint for the genocide of Jews as a “race” existed.
they didn't plan the holocaust right away, it developed slowly over time
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From 1933 to 1939, Nazi leaders aimed to roll back the legal status German Jews had enjoyed since 1871 as full citizens
the nazis took away jewish rights and made them less equal under the law
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In April 1933, soon after Hitler assumed dictatorial powers, the Nazis organized a boycott of Jewish businesses
this was one of the first public acts against jews
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