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b. Persecution of minorities

The Nazis believed in a hierarchy of races. At the top of this hierarchy was the Aryan race or master race. Germans were of Aryan descent and the ideal Aryan was shown as blond, blue-eyed, tall, strong and healthy.A key idea of Nazi policy was the idea of Volksgemeinschaft. This was the creation of a society containing healthy, pure Aryans all working together for the good of the state. Such Aryans were not to be contaminated...

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