I think it had to do with political pragmatism. It is much easier to convince a population to support mass internment rather than mass murder. Hitler obviously wanted to keep power, and he could not risk pushing the German people, or his own military, into rebellion.
Once WWII was fully underway, he could push the envelope a bit, or a lot in his case, because a population at war has a great tendency to support its leadership, no matter who that leader is. It was only after 1942 that camps like Auschwitz and Treblinka began killing Jews and others on a truly massive scale.
2007-10-22 11:52:38
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answered by Kristian D 3
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Hitler's camps were labor camps. Yes, his ultimate goal was to rid Germany of Jews, Gypsies, and people with handicaps
(whom the Gesatapo euthinized). The camps served to make his army stronger. He put people to work! Prisoners dug trenches where people by the thousands would be killed and buried. He had uniforms sewn for his army, etc... Anyone in the camp (prisoner) with a special skill (taylor, shoemaker,
translator) was put to work! He took adventage of people, giving them false hope "arbiet macht frei" meaning "work shall set you free" This is a very sensitive issue that should never be forgotten! It was my obsession in HS to read as much as I could about this topic! One of the best books I read was Child of the Holocost. It is amazing what people overcame (those who were lucky enough)! Good luck with your studies! Sharon
2007-10-22 11:53:46
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answered by Sharon C 3
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well the answer is really simple, he had to make it look like he was "saving them" instead of euthanizing them to the general public. Plus he convinced the Jews that the place they were heading was SO much better than they already lived. Plus, mass genocide was better done out of the city limits away from anyone who might object- also was easier to burn the bodies all at once instead of having to bury them someplace.
He was one sick puppy and if there is God, he has his special place in Hell for all eternity!
2007-10-22 11:43:10
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answered by flyingdove 4
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It has never been explained publically why when the germans sent ships and trains of jews to other countries they were turned back and refused admittance; if the other countries of the world were so worried and concerned why did they not admit these people? Instead they sent them back and said we don't want them, you deal with them?????
2007-10-22 12:00:42
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answered by acmeraven 7
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He wanted it to look like a safe camp or haven for the jews but then he really wanted to kill them off.
2007-10-22 12:07:34
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answered by Anonymous
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Hitler believed in racial purity. he wanted to make the German race pure and to do this he had to murder the Jews. he also believed the communism was a Jewess conspiracy. he used the camps to hied the fact he was committing mas murdered.
2007-10-22 11:53:45
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answered by rjf1961 1
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gay.
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answered by Anonymous
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To exterminate them, like pests. He didn't look at these kind of people as human beings. He looked at them as you would a spider. "Hurry up and squash it!". He was confused, scared, and ignorant.
2007-10-22 11:45:43
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answered by Anonymous
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they didnt just wither in the camps they were used in human expiremintation
2007-10-22 11:45:18
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answered by jrobuck13 2
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