1. How would you summarize the purpose of the Nuremberg Laws?
The Nuremburg laws were made to give people who had pure German blood all the power. Pure German blood meant people with two German parents, neither of them Jewish. These people got political power, while the people who didn’t have pure German blood had none.
2. How did the laws you read and discussed contribute to creating the type of “national community” that the Nazis desired?
The laws contributed to the national community by giving all pure Germans power and the non pure Germans none. They did this by giving political rights to Germans and none to non pure Germans. This caused only pure German voice to be heard in politics.
3. How might these laws have influenced the attitudes and actions of the German people? How might their lives and beliefs have changed as a result of this law?
These laws may have made pure German people feel superior to the non pure Germans. This may have caused them to attack those who were not pure German. This also could fuel hate towards the Jews because many of these laws were against Jews which would have caused the Germans to feel superior. They even did not allow Jews to be German citizens. This would make the Jews a marginalized group. Therefore, Germans would treat Jews like outsiders. Hitler also convinced the Germans that the Jews were responsible for Germany’s bad economy. This would fuel hate towards the Jews also.
Which Nuremberg law do you think would have made non-Jewish Germans feel most superior? Why?
Wow, this is a tough subject to read about. You’re doing a great job describing how the Nazis marginalized the Jewish people and the effect it had on everyone involved. It’s hard to think about this behavior but it’s important to learn about it since it still happens today. I’m not surprised to see that you understand these issues. Nice work sweetie.
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