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Essential Question
• Describe the Nuremberg Laws and explain
how they were an example of Social
Darwinism. (MC)
Hostility toward or
prejudice against Jews or
Judaism
Anti-Semitism before Hitler
Medieval Europe:
o Medieval Christian Churches barred Jews
from owning land, practicing trade and
handicrafts
o Jews were blamed for the death of Jesus
o Blamed for diseases,famines and
economic hardships
Laws against Jews 1933
1933 – Jews in government jobs were
forced to resign
1934 – banned from working for nonjewish businesses and farming
Land seized
limited numbers could still teach,
practice medicine or law
Anti-Semitism before Hitler
1880’s
o Russia under Alexander III had pogroms
against the Jews
o Their were violent mob attacks, Jews
were given restrictions, they were beaten
and killed
o Jewish homes were looted and burned
The Nuremburg Laws of 1935
Three Laws passed by the Nazis on
September 15, 1935
~Also includes several auxiliary Laws that
followed
“Legal basis for racial discrimination.”
-http://www.btinternet.com/~ablumsohn/laws.htm
The Laws Were…
1) To clarify the requirements of
citizenship in the Third Reich
2) To assure the purity of German
blood and German honor
3) To clarify the position of Jews in
the Reich.
Requirements for Third Reich
Citizenship
General Assault Badge
A citizen of the Reich may be
only one who is of German or
kindred blood
Shows that he is both
desirous and personally fit to
serve the German people and
the Reich loyally
German Blood and Honor
Only citizens of the Reich, as bearers
of full political rights, can exercise the
right of voting in political matters, and
have the right to hold public office
Position of Jews in the Reich
A Jew cannot be
a citizen of the
Reich.
He/She cannot
exercise the
right to vote;
he/she cannot
hold public
office.
Rules for Jews in the Reich, 1938
Operation of retail shops, mail order
houses, independent exercise of
handicrafts is forbidden
It is forbidden to offer goods or services in
the markets of all kinds, fairs, or
exhibitions
“We are going to destroy the
Jews”
-Adolph Hitler
Kristallnacht
November 9, 1938
The Nazis unleashed a wave of pogroms
against Jews in Germany
Emden
Synagogue
101 synagogues and almost 7,500
Jewish businesses were destroyed
Historical Vocabulary Word:
Social Darwinism
Teacher’s Explanation:
Misapplication of theory of
survival of the fittest to
human societies which
justifies social inequality.
My Graphic Representation:
My Meaning:
Social Darwinism in Nazi Germany
• Hitler believed
humans = animals
to whom the
genetics laws,
learned from
livestock breeding,
could be applied.
• The Nazis believed
that instead of
permitting natural
forces and chance
to control evolution,
they must direct the
process to advance
the human race.
The first step to
achieve this goal
was to isolate the
‘inferior races’
The Nazis adopted as a
state policy the killing of
every “inferior,"
"deficient," "flawed" and
sick" human being who
"polluted" the Aryan
race.
• Only for
Jews
• Above: Do not buy
from the Jews; Buy
from German shops.
• Right: Get the Jews
out of the schools –
they are our downfall
Sites of destruction towards Jewish
synagogues and businesses
Movement of Jews
1937-1938
Movement of Jews started as a part of the
Anti-Semitic campaign
The main movement of Jews occurred after
“The Night of Broken Glass”
26,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration
camps, Jews were physically attacked and beaten,
91 died
Review Questions
1) What is anti-Semitism? Provide some examples
that predate Hitler.
2) What were the Nuremberg laws of 1935? Provide
several examples.
3) What was Kristallnacht?
4) What is Social Darwinism?
5) How were the Nuremberg Laws an example of
Social Darwinism?
6) When did moving the Jews to the concentration
camps begin?