Kristallnacht
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- Created on: 13-06-16 14:25
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- Kristallnacht
- The culmination of hatred for Jews was Kristallnacht (the name derives from all the broken glass that was broken on that night)
- On 9 November 1938, Jewish buildings and property were attacked all throughout Germany
- The excuse provided was a German was killed by a Jew in Paris, apparently as revenge for how badly his parents were treated by the Nazis
- German people went on a rampage, setting fire to Synagogues, looting and destroying Jewish shops and arresting Jews
- The excuse provided was a German was killed by a Jew in Paris, apparently as revenge for how badly his parents were treated by the Nazis
- The Result
- 191 Synagogues were destroyed
- 20,000 Jews were arrested
- 818 Jewish businesses were destroyed and many more were looted
- Causes: 3 conflicting theories
- The Nazis claimed the violence was perpetrated by ordinary German people, who released their contempt for Jews
- Does not explain how Jews were arrested if the Nazis had nothing to do with it
- Some thought it was planned and orchestrated by Hitler
- Some thought it was planned by Goebbels
- The Nazis claimed the violence was perpetrated by ordinary German people, who released their contempt for Jews
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