Final Solution
Before World War II
Throughout Nazi rule, there had always been negative views and beliefs on the Jewish people in Germany. They always saw them as a threat, and thought it was there duty to annihilate them all. In 1933, the Nazi party seized power and immediately began their targeting tactics against the Jews. The Nazi party believed in an Aryan society, which was thought to be the dominating race of that time. It was mostly based on their religious beliefs, hair and eye color, face structure, and skin tone. If a group of people did not belong into these categories of having light colored hair, blue eyes, a long face stature and fair skin, then they were a target for the Nazis. The largest race that opposed almost all or most of these traits were the Jewish people, which automatically lead to the Nazis questioning their existence. The Nazis developed boycotts and immense street violence actions called Kristallnacht or the "Night of Broken Glass." They did everything in their power to rid of the Jewish race completely, including isolating them from German life and hindering their opportunities to make a living.
Anti-Semetic Actions
The Nazi Party was lead by the infamous Aldof Hitler, the man who was responsible for the actions committed upon the Jews. He was very skilled at playing tricks with people's minds even if what he said or did was wrong; he knew how to persuade. This is a main reason the final solution was such a big success in the Nazi's eyes. They began this process in stages. The first step was sorting out the Jews and non-Jews. This was done by the government ordering all Jews to wear a gold Star of David badge on their chest and back, indicating that they were Jewish, but they had no concerns as to why they had to wear it. After this, the second step was creating ghettos which were isolated areas that were only designed for the Jewish people. The conditions of the villages were inadequate, crammed, and severely harsh, which is exactly the reason the Nazi's completed this task; to make the Jews suffer. |
Mobile-Killing Units
In 1941, the Soviet Union was invaded by Germany. The invasion had been thought out for awhile, having agreements of what they would accomplish. The Einsatzgruppen of German Security, and the SS (Schutzstaffel, a military for the Nazi party) followed the German troops throughout the Soviet Union, beginning their extermination process of the Jews. They acted as mobile-killing units, organizing shooting operations by entering the ghettos. Another technique was mobile gas vans which were exhaust pipes triggered to pump out poisonous gas into a small space. With the help of many, the Germans managed to murder 1.0 million to 1.5 million Jews, just from the shooting operations and gas vans.
In 1941, the Soviet Union was invaded by Germany. The invasion had been thought out for awhile, having agreements of what they would accomplish. The Einsatzgruppen of German Security, and the SS (Schutzstaffel, a military for the Nazi party) followed the German troops throughout the Soviet Union, beginning their extermination process of the Jews. They acted as mobile-killing units, organizing shooting operations by entering the ghettos. Another technique was mobile gas vans which were exhaust pipes triggered to pump out poisonous gas into a small space. With the help of many, the Germans managed to murder 1.0 million to 1.5 million Jews, just from the shooting operations and gas vans.
Concentration Camps
The Nazi were not finished with the killing of the 1.5 million Jews, they had just begun. To take things a little further, the Nazis set up over 20,00 concentration camps around Europe where Jews were deported to, from their ghettos. This was where they were separated from their families and most likely never getting a chance to see them again. In the camps, they were separated by women and children and men. They had to go through an evaluation where the German guards would see who are the stronger ones compared to the weaker ones. If a person was weak, and more likely not to be any help, they would be killed right away. This was done in several ways, including gas chambers and crematoriums. These two ways were the large reasons to the mass destruction of the Jewish people. They also had 60,000 detainees, accompanied by Nazi guards march in Polish towns, usually for 20 miles without stopping. This was another method of working the Jews till death.
The Nazi were not finished with the killing of the 1.5 million Jews, they had just begun. To take things a little further, the Nazis set up over 20,00 concentration camps around Europe where Jews were deported to, from their ghettos. This was where they were separated from their families and most likely never getting a chance to see them again. In the camps, they were separated by women and children and men. They had to go through an evaluation where the German guards would see who are the stronger ones compared to the weaker ones. If a person was weak, and more likely not to be any help, they would be killed right away. This was done in several ways, including gas chambers and crematoriums. These two ways were the large reasons to the mass destruction of the Jewish people. They also had 60,000 detainees, accompanied by Nazi guards march in Polish towns, usually for 20 miles without stopping. This was another method of working the Jews till death.
Final Solution Results
In 1944, Nazi Germany was defeated by the Allied forces. This lead to the Nazis having to destroy any trace of mistreatment and abuse in the concentration camps. In January 1945, the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz, instructing that it should be abandoned. The Soviet army found approximately 7,600 sick or emaciated people who had been left behind by the Nazis and took them straight to hospitals to seek medical attention. Overall, the final solution was a way for the Nazis to take revenge on the Jew by exterminating them in various ways to have a result of a perfect, aryan society.
In 1944, Nazi Germany was defeated by the Allied forces. This lead to the Nazis having to destroy any trace of mistreatment and abuse in the concentration camps. In January 1945, the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz, instructing that it should be abandoned. The Soviet army found approximately 7,600 sick or emaciated people who had been left behind by the Nazis and took them straight to hospitals to seek medical attention. Overall, the final solution was a way for the Nazis to take revenge on the Jew by exterminating them in various ways to have a result of a perfect, aryan society.