History of the United States II / Unit 12 USH2 1653 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Nuremberg Laws
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The idea
In nineteen thirty-five the Nuremberg Laws stripped German Jews, whom Hitler blamed for Germany's defeat, of their citizenship and its rights.
In practice
The Nazis smashing democratic traditions and swiftly conquering German institutions, as the Yawp describes.
Where people slip
The anchor dates the first camp, Dachau, to nineteen thirty-three; the Holocaust entries later in this unit begin there.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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