HIS 3328 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jewish Question, Linear Motor, Heinrich Himmler
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Us effort to reorganize the payment of reparations from germany, and locking it into terms for the next 58 years: trying to help the economy, germans still saw this as foreign interference, treaty of versailles. If this did not exist there would be no need for reparations: were not happy about the meddling. The jews were increasingly targeted as the source of economic issues. The nazi party were trying to use anti semitism as a political mobilization tool. Violence does not help their cause: makes the jewish control over the economy that much more visible. 1924 -1933: support for the nazi party rises from 4% to 43. 9, began as a marginal more regional party, wanted to gain power in the national parliament not the local one, september 1932. Use anti semitism to create a political anti semitism. If they wanted to solve the economic issue they should allow the nazi party. Were not party organized and independent actions.