Well, yeah, although the Germans had plenty of antisemitism of their own. They didn’t need to import it.
They did, however, borrow a lot of policy cues from American Jim Crow Laws.
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HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Henry Ford served on the board of the AFC and printed anti-semitic pamphlets and books that were required to be distributed with every new car purchased at a dealership.
The printed material made its way to Germany where the Nazis distributed it to help fan the flames which eventually led to the holocaust
Well, yeah, although the Germans had plenty of antisemitism of their own. They didn’t need to import it.
They did, however, borrow a lot of policy cues from American Jim Crow Laws.
Bloomcole@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Hitler was also interested in learning about the superior “Nordic race” from Carnegie, you know, that well respected philanthropist. Eugenics was very popular at that time in the US so he sent one of his best scientists. You might’ve heard from him, a certain Dr Mengele.