Hitler develop hated towards Jews after the living in Vienna. he faced severe poverty and rejection from Vienna academy of fine arts twice. this rejection shattered his hope to become some one in fine arts. he later found out that four out of seven prof. were Jews who rejected him. he blame Jews for his failure. and slowly he started to see Jews as devil. and his hatred became deeper and deeper and thirst of revenge. this in my thought make Nazis took Jews as easy pick.
2007-04-18 05:20:43
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answered by jon 2
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Anti semitism throughout Eastern Europe began in the middle ages. Many Jews immigrated into eastern Europe beginning from the days of the Roman empire in the Middle east, to escape persecution. Since the Jewish culture emphasized education, cleanliness and self segregation, They seldom got sick, and were usually prosperous in business. These Eastern Europen Jews became known as Gypsies, and the superstition and illiterate majority of the Non-Jewish Eastern Europeans believed the Gypsies had some magical powers.
When the Black plague struck Europe, It was easy for the illiterate, superstitious masses to believe that a Gypsy-Jewish curse had caused the plague. This led to a pervasive anti-semitism in Eastern European culture.
In his early years in Vienna, Austria, when Hitler was a starving artist, he fell in with a group that blamed the economic and social problems of the German-speaking world on the Jews. Hitler bought into this belief completely, and along with some of the more extremist members of this group, formed the Nazi party.
It is interesting to note that Hitler actually owed his life to an elderly Jewish couple that provided him free room, board and clothing in Vienna, where had he stayed on the streets, he would have died from exposure in the harsh Austrian winter.
The Nazi party rose to power in Germany, after the Reichstag(the German equivalent of the Capitol building) was
burned (Nazi party officials claimed the arson was the work of
Zionist(Jewish) extremists, historians now believe that fellow Nazi Hermann Goring set the fire ) This was spun as the reason that all Jews should be exterminated.
The Nazi party made extensive use of a new media called radio, to convince the undecided public that Jews were all evil. As the Nazi part gaind influence, they eventually rewrote the German constitution in a way that allowed Hitler to legally seize absolute power in the government and become dictator.
2007-04-18 12:53:47
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answered by Niklaus Pfirsig 6
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One of the reasons the Jews were the first target of the Nazi regime is they were a distinctive group which did not blend in to the regular culture. They were clannish and most families had some wealth so the Nazis were interested in that.
It's a real problem when you have an ethnic group that refuses or can't blend in. It allows them to be singled out by hate groups. As you know, there's a very large religious group these days that is refusing to assimiliate and demanding special privileges. They are setting themselves up for a similar fall although hopefully it will not be another holocaust.
2007-04-18 12:11:14
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answered by loryntoo 7
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Hitler and the Nazi Party believed the Jews were the cause of all the financial and business problems the German Fatherlands were going thru. If you recall, when there was reclamations of the Jews personal art, extended fortunes and vast land holdings, by the Jews' heirs and survivors, many of the financiers believed the Nazis were fraught with frustration because the Jews came by their fortunes thru shrewd trading, timely purchases and solid business practices. The Nazis couldn't stand it and they went after the entire race in Europe and attempted to annihilate the Jews.
2007-04-18 12:19:46
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answered by jube 4
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You will get a lot of answers to this question but it boils down to this. Pre- world war II Germany was in a deep economic depression. Hitler needed money, and the Jews for the most part were an isolated group with lots of it. He just needed to convince people that they were not worthy to live. His program allowed for enslaving them in German arms and automobile factories, to work for free and little food until they died, and since they were going to kill them anyway, their were doctors who wanted medical experiments. 6 million people died in the camps and were gassed along with Gypsies, retarded people, Jehovah's Witnesses, Homosexuals, and any one else that voiced an opposing opinion.
Know though that before all of this he contacted countries around the world to see if anyone would be willing to take 6 million refugees, so he could just deport them keep their money. All the countries refused, even the United States.
2007-04-18 12:08:26
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answered by nguyen thi phuong thao 4
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He knew the Jews wouldn't fight back.
2007-04-18 12:02:42
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answered by Buddy Hodor 7
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