Adolf Hitler and The Nuremberg Race Law

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Adolf Hitler was an Austrian man who fought in World War I (WWI) as a German soldier. After Germany's defeat, Hitler tried to illegally take over the government. He was promptly arrested, and was sentenced to five years in prison. He only served nine months. In that time, Hitler wrote a book titled "Mein Kampf", whch translates to "My Struggle". In "Mein Kampf", he speaks of his ideas for Germany's future, which he titled the "Final Solution". After his release, Hitler joined the Nazi party, and a few years later, he controlled it. He slowly gained power in the German government, and in 1933, he was appointed chancellor of Germany. He eventually removed the position of president in Germany (after the previous president's death), which left Hitler as the sole leader of Germany. Hitler used persuasion and propaganda in his speeches to promote his anti-semitic views. He stereotyped the "undesirables" and erased suspicion from his name using these strategies. Hitler used his power in the German government to make laws that controlled what undesirables could do and where they could go. These laws, instituted in 1935, were titled the Nuremberg Race Laws. Over a span of eight years, Hitler amended the laws to be stricter and stricter. Jewish people had to register, and they lost businesses and homes. Jews could not marry any person with German blood, they had passports marked or taken, and they could not ride on public transport. In 1942, all Jews were required to wear the Star of David on their coats. The Nuremberg Race Laws took away their humanity and their individuality. All of these restrictions were completely legal because Hitler was given the authority to change the government. The Holocaust was the deliberate isolation and sys... ... middle of paper ... ...es and even one version has an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady throughout WWII. We learn about the Holocaust so we can ensure that genocide never occurs again. No one should be killed or mistreated due to race, the way you live, or the way you look. We have to study the Holocaust and those it affected in order to understand the tragedy in its entirety. We remember those who struggled and lost their lives due to hate crimes and racism. Many people don't realize that hate crimes and racism are still present across the globe. We don't live in a perfect world. People are still dying due to the color of their skin and the way they look. People are still being stereotyped and are losing basic human rights because someone, somewhere doesn't believe they deserve to be free. If we don't study the past, we can't be sure it won't happen again in the future.

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