HIST 295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Nazi Party, Majdanek Concentration Camp, Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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1933 jan-march: hitler and his nazi party (nsdap) ascent to power in germany. April 1: a boycott of jewish stores throughout germany. Hitler was a common man from austria. Thought they could use the nazi party to fight communism. Nazi party institutes marshall law and became a dictator. Daha: first (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:374)tratio(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:373)p they (cid:449)ere politi(cid:272)al e(cid:374)e(cid:373)ies. Hitler said to not buy from jews. Not every german was in favour of boycott and not very successful. Sept 1935: _ laws deprive german jews and gypsies of civil liberties. Nazi"s (cid:449)ere (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)er(cid:374)ed (cid:449)ith the welfare of animals. Jewish method pure sharp knife and cut animals throat and let it bleed, considered more human to them. Jews of germany had integrated into german life and had become successful merchants. Ironic: good treatment for animals but not for humans. Nature was central to the nazi world.