Dive into the details of Hitler's economic strategies, international political maneuvers, and the events that set the stage for World War II.

Persecution of Jewish and stages of persecution

• Step for Death: Stage 1 - Exclusion (1933-1939)
  • Slogan: "You have no right to live among us as citizens."
  • The Nuremberg Laws (September 1935):
    1. Only persons of German or related blood were considered German citizens.
    2. Marriages between Jews and Germans were forbidden.
    3. Extramarital relations between Jews and Germans became a crime.
    4. Jews were forbidden to fly the national flag.
  • Other Legal Measures:
    • Boycott of Jewish businesses.
    • Expulsion from government services.
    • Forced selling and confiscation of Jewish properties.
  • Pogrom of November 1938: Known as ‘the night of broken glass’:
    • Jewish properties vandalized and looted.
    • Homes attacked, synagogues burnt.
    • Men arrested in large numbers.
• Step for Death: Stage 2 - Ghettoisation (1940-1944)
  • Slogan: "You have no right to live among us."
  • Marking Jews:
    • From September 1941, all Jews had to wear a yellow Star of David on their chests.
    • This mark was stamped on passports, legal documents, and houses.
  • Ghettoisation:
    • Jews were confined to Jewish houses or crowded ghettos like Lodz and Warsaw in the east.
    • Conditions in the ghettos:
      • Extreme misery, poverty, and deprivation.
      • Hunger, starvation, and disease were rampant due to poor hygiene and overcrowding.
    • Jews were forced to surrender all their wealth before entering the ghettos.
• Step for Death: Stage 3 - Annihilation (1941 onwards)
  • Slogan: "You have no right to live."
  • Mass Deportations:
    • Jews from ghettos, Jewish houses, and concentration camps were transported to death factories in goods trains.
    • Notable locations of death camps:
      • Belzek, Auschwitz, Sobibor, Treblinka, Chelmno, and Majdanek.
  • Extermination:
    • Jews were charred in gas chambers, with mass killings executed within minutes using scientific precision.
    • Concentration camps were enclosed with live wires to prevent escape.
    • Scenes outside gas chambers included piles of clothing, representing victims’ belongings.