Classification, the first stage of genocide involves the creation of a bipolar society, and after WWI, an economically crippled Germany was in need of a scapegoat. By creating an "us vs. them" undercurrent, Nazi leaders were able to gain more and more popularity. They The rising Nazi party, led by Adolf Hitler, blamed Germany's Jewish population for the country's economic and societal problems. Antisemitism had long been established in Germany, and in the world in general, making Jewish people an easy target for Germans to rally against.
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