Kristallnacht During The Holocaust

The Holocaust was a genocide of Jewish people during World War II, by Germany. It was led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party as they were radically antisemitic. During this event in 1933-1945, around 6 million Jews were murdered and tortured. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany and ended in May 1945 when the Allied powers defeated Nazi Germany in World War II. During the Holocaust, an event called Kristallnacht, which was a violent pogrom, occurred on the night of November 9th and 10th, 1938, when the Nazis attacked Jewish people and property. German Nazi leaders, SS, SA, and Hitler youth, shattered the windows of about 7,500 Jewish stores, businesses, and homes, and 1,300 synagogues burned in both Germany

It was done by the Nazi party officials and Hitler youth. After that terrible night, German authorities declared that Kristallnacht had been a spontaneous outburst of public opinion. Kristallnacht had been orchestrated by high-ranking members of the Nazi party like Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels. Joseph Goebbels played a central role in organizing the pogrom because he served as the Minister of Propaganda for the Nazis. He shaped public opinion towards anti-semitism among Germans through his propaganda ministry. The murder was used as a pretext to launch widespread violence against Jews all over Germany and parts of Austria by Goebbels and other top Nazis. He directed SS, SA, and members of the Hitler Youth together with other Nazi party members to carry out attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues, and individuals. Unlike other attacks on Jews before it, Kristallnacht was larger and authorized by the government itself which made it different from other attacks on Jews before it. Legally however, this act began and was supported by high-ranking individuals in the Nazi state. Far from being random acts of violence, this pogrom was thoroughly planned. When planning, endorsing, mobilizing, and carrying out targeted violence against Jews, the organization of Kristallnacht and the Holocaust were characterized by many similarities. The high-ranking Nazis who organized both events, such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels, presided over a well-planned persecution campaign. Propaganda also played a vital role in these two scenarios since it helped the German population to view Jews as subhuman beings and find reasons for their persecution. Kristallnacht taught the Nazis several lessons. They understood that their violent actions had caused international outrage and tarnished their image abroad. Moreover, they realized that there