The Holocaust Ann Frank

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ote a book called Mein Kampf, which was also called the bible of the Nazi movement. Part biography and part manifesto, it preaches the superiority of the Aryan races. The Jews were members of a distinct, inferior race. It was the antithesis of the German race. (Spencer, Chartock 171) After Hitler got out of jail, the party began to grow in size and popularity. The party found a reason for the loss of the war and named the Jews as the chief enemy of the German way of life. Hitler however did the most to bring the people to the Nazi party. He controlled his audiences. They did whatever the man with the blue eyes and small mustache wanted them to do. On January 30, 1933 he was made chancellor of Germany. Within a year and a half the Nazi party ran the county. (Rogasky, 13)
As Hitler took power it was quite clear that he wanted to exterminate the Jews from the very beginning. The only thing, which prevented Hitler from getting rid of the Jews, was the Law. Just like all civilized countries, Germany had laws to protect its citizens, but as soon as Hitler and the Nazis came to power they changed all of the laws. Within two months of Hitler’s appointment all of the citizens’ legal rights were suspended. That meant that the Nazis were free to do just about anything they wanted. Next was the Enabling Act called “The Law for Terminating the Suffering of People and Nation”. By pretending to try and make Germany well again, the act enabled the government to pass any law that they wished. Hitler and the Nazis never had to worry about laws and rights of the citizens anymore. (Rogasky 22) This meant that if a person was rebelling against the government, they could be imprisoned. The first concentration camp, Dachau, was opened to hold them. No charges had to be filed against the Jews and no real evidence was required. The Jews were automatically enemies of the people and the state. Individual acts of violence against Jews, their ...