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• 2 million german troops died and over 4 million were injured in ww1
• german government debts increased from 50 billion marks to 150 billion marks
• more than 750000 germans died because of food shortages in ww1
• 9th november 1918 - kaiser abdicates
• 10th november 1918- kaiser fled to holland
• german republic was declared on 9th november 1918
• 10th november 1918- ebert formed reichstag
• Reasons why Jews were persecuted

  • Associations with communism
  • Jealous of the wealth of many Jews (money changers)
  • Religious differences
  • Scapegoats for economic and social problems
• Jews were blamed for the economic and social problems in Germany and Western Europe
• The Nazis used anti-Semitism as a political tool to gain power
• The SS carried out the persecution and genocide of the Jewish people
• In 1933, the Nazis began to boycott Jewish businesses
• In 1936, the Nazis banned Jews from certain professions
• In 1937, the Nazis began to confiscate Jewish businesses
• In 1938, the Nazis forced Jews to register their property
• In 1938, the Nazis carried out the Kristallnacht pogrom, destroying Jewish businesses and synagogues
• In 1939, the Nazis set up the Reich Office for Jewish Emigration to facilitate the forced emigration of Jews