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WW2 the big questions: the Holocaust

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The Holocaust and the Nazis

In 1938, three crucial crucial things happen. The Germans move on Austria in what's called the Anschluss and incorporate Austria into Germany. In November, you get Kristallnacht when they take revenge on the German Jews. And tens of thousands are sent to concentration camps about 100 are killed. Synagogues are set on fire. It's just this outpouring of hatred. I think that is a big moment in terms of anti-Jewish or antisemitic policies during this time. So then we come to the war itself,. When we're fighting for our lives against these people who have been murdered by their own government."

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