Nazi Racial Policy and the Holocaust

Racial ideology was at the very core of Nazism. The Nazis believed in a racial hierarchy with the "Aryan" race at the top and Jewish people at the bottom. This ideology led to the systematic persecution of Jewish people and other groups, culminating in the Holocaust — the murder of approximately 6 million Jews and millions of others. This is one of the most important and sensitive topics in the AQA GCSE History specification.

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Nazi Racial Ideology

The Nazis' racial beliefs were central to everything they did.