The Nazis believed that Jews were inferior, who could be blamed for all of Germany's problems
Jews were being used as scapegoats
Minorities in Nazi Germany
Anyone who didn't fit in with their idea of a top class human being had to be removed from society
Groups targeted by the Nazis
Vagrants and the homeless
Homosexuals
Blacks
The mentally ill
Gypsies
Treatment of vagrants and the homeless
Taken to camps to be re-educated and taught how to work so that they could become useful German citizens
Homosexuals were sent to concentration camps
Blacks and the mentally ill were sterilised so that they couldn't reproduce or killed
Gypsies were sent to concentration camps and later (during WWII) exterminated with the Jews
These groups were known as Utenmensch
Kristallnacht
A physical attack on Jewish businesses, homes and synagogues, causing colossal damage and killing 100 people
The event was supposed to be a spontaneous attack by the German people after a Jew shot a Nazi official in Paris, however it is more likely to be a planned by the attack by the Nazis
Many Jews were arrested and taken to concentration camps after Kristallnacht
The survivors were given a 1 billion Reichsmark bill to clear up the mess
After Kristallnacht Jewish children were also banned from German schools
