The Holocaust (1933-45)

Beginning of the Holocaust:
- Nazis capitalized on traditional anti-Semitism & blame for WWI
- (1933) Boycott & professional purges
- (1935) Nuremberg Laws: stripped Jews of citizenship rights
- (1938)Kristallnacht: overt public violence
Emigration stepped up/deportations
- Ghetto segregation (expiration)

Final Solution:
- Early methods: Einsatzgruppen activity on Eastern Front
- Wannsee conference: organized cooperation on genocide with SS
(Euphemism for exterminate: evacuate)
(1942) Death camps located in Poland