Series: Antisemitism

The Nazi Party gained popularity in 1930s Germany in part by presenting Jewish people as the source of a variety of political, social, economic, and ethical problems facing the German people. Browse articles about the history and causes of antisemitism (hatred of Jews) and its role in Nazi ideology.

Antisemitism: An Introduction

Antisemitism in History: From the Early Church to 1400

Antisemitism in History: The Early Modern Era, 1300–1800

Antisemitism in History: The Era of Nationalism, 1800–1918

Antisemitism in History: Racial Antisemitism, 1875–1945

Antisemitism in History: World War I

Antisemitism in History: Nazi Antisemitism

Victims of the Nazi Era: Nazi Racial Ideology

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