Hitler’s holocaust: Understanding the politics and society of Hitler’s Germany

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/15/2009

Category :

History & geography

Sub category :

Modern history

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Summary :

Introduction
Jewish Nationalism
Hitler's rise to power
The uniqueness of Hitler's anti-semitic ideology
Techniques for integrating their radical ideology into society
Pre-existing facets of anti-semitism
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

Certainly one of the greatest tragedies of human history, much has been done to uncover the complexity of the holocaust. While many facts remain clear within a historical context, countless others involve the intricacy of the human psyche and must be evaluated among a variety of factors. The necessary considerations for understanding this complexity involve a careful examination of the historical, ideological, sociological, psychological, and political aspects enveloping the holocaust. This paper will seek to briefly incorporate all of these concerns in order to better understand the events that led up to the horrifying phenomenon we know as the holocaust.

Anti-Semitism has certainly enjoyed a long and complex history that through the ages has taken many diverse forms. The earliest forms existed in Medieval Europe primarily due to the influence of the Catholic Church. Here we see the most extreme form of religious anti-Semitism with the Jews, regarded as a religious sect, being blamed for the persecution and murder of Jesus, whom the Christians regarded as their savior. The Protestant Revolution brought no relief to the Jews in terms of tolerance since many of these "new" Christians were exposed to the writings of Martin Luther and his extreme anti-Semitic ideology. Even during the Enlightenment in Western Europe, Jews were still viewed as religious outsiders and confined to limited access within the social realm. As this anti-Semitic legacy evolved throughout Europe there came with it an increased notion of nationalism and Jews, always viewed as religious outsiders, were soon being regarded as a nation of outsiders.