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Historian Victoria Barnett writes that "the very intensity with which the Jews were attacked in times of political uncertainty revealed how deep and irrational antisemitism was."1 What does she mean by that statement? Do you agree?
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In times of economic upheaval, political unrest, or social stress, people often feel powerless and angry. How can negative feelings about "others" turn into acts of hatred and violence in times of crisis? What part do you think leaders play in that process?
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Initially, antisemitism was not a large part of the German eugenics movement. By the late 1920s, it was becoming a cornerstone of German eugenics. How do you account for the shift? To what extent was scientific opinion leading a social trend? To what extent was it following a social trend?
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What do Mosse's comments suggest about the difficulty in overcoming myths about race? How do his comments support the view that what people believe is true is often more important than the truth?
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