The development of anti-Semitic policies and actions; the effect of the Anschluss; Reichkristallnacht; emigration; the impact of the war against Poland
Between 1933 and 1939, the Nazi regime steadily intensified its persecution of Jewish people through laws, organised violence, and territorial expansion. Each new event pushed Jews further out of German society and made emigration increasingly desperate.
Real World
The April 1933 boycott saw SA stormtroopers physically block the entrance to Jewish-owned department stores like Wertheim in Berlin, while the 1935 Nuremberg Laws stripped figures such as physicist Albert Einstein of German citizenship — he emigrated to the USA that same year.
Exam Focus
For 'explain' questions, link each policy stage to the next: show escalation, not just a list of events.
Essay Framework
Use PEEL to structure every paragraph. Tap each step for guidance and an example.
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