Is it accurate to say that the persecution of the Jews steadily intensified during the years 1933-1942?

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Is it accurate to say that the persecution of the Jews steadily intensified during the years 1933-1942?

The racial policy of Nazi Germany came under the pseudo-scientific ideology of the superior ‘Aryan’ race whom was the almighty human beings. Under this proposal, originating from Hitler and Mein Kampf, resulted the demise of the Jewish race, who became ostracised, had their civil liberties expelled and spiralled to the extent of annihilation. This period of time, from Hitler’s appointment of Chancellor in 1933, radically altered German society; vast measures were taken to implement the Aryan ideology and the government ensured that minority ethnic groups, particularly the Jews, would almost cease to exist perpetually. Yet the intensity in which the persecution was executed was alterable. Large waves of persecution were followed by stints of negligence; the Nazis ultimately removed the Jewish faith from society by boldly degrading them at irregular intervals in history.

From the origins of Nazi power over Germany, Hitler outlined the persecution of the Jews. But immediately, the policy on Jewish discrimination did not take place for a number of years of his dictatorship. “Technology that we see before us today, are almost exclusively the creative product of the Aryan” Mein Kampf certainly outlined Hitler’s view of the superior race, and can be seen as the foundations of the persecution against Jews. However, although acknowledging and highlighting his apparent hatred of the faith, and the overwhelming dominant race, he failed to implement any challenges of the Jewish community of a serious extent for at least 2-3 years. Perhaps this was down to the early opinion of the German people; he would indoctrinate them with party propaganda to begin with, brainwashing the public of disgust of the Jews, find a moment in his leadership where the majority would support any persecution, and elevate policies from there. It cannot be said that Hitler’s rise to power alone was the start of an anti-sematic state; he manipulated the public first before engaging in severe discrimination. After all, the German public would have been unfavourable to Nazi Policy in the run up to election, declaring the extermination of the whole Jewish race. Hitler’s appointment was merely the slightest indication of Nazi persecution of the Jews; it took time for policies to be implemented for any form of ostracization therefore suggesting an unsteady intensification of Nazi persecution against the Jews.

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However, once the metaphoric ball was rolling, several events occurred which were indicative of the Nazi regime and the punishment of the Jewish faith. The first indicating element was the declaration of an official boycott of Jewish shops and businesses following post-election violence, in order to prevent further anti-sematic attacks by radicals. It was the first sign of ant-sematic Germany; it featured slight measures of persecution in the beginning as it did not quite have the severity of further events latter on in this period. Suggestive of the German opinion of the time, it was met with limited response and ...

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