Nuremberg Laws

Questions for Further Study

• 1.: How did the Nuremberg Laws represent the culmination of European thought about racial differences dating back to the nineteenth century?
• 2.: From the Nazi perspective, what was the logic behind the passage of the Nuremberg Laws? Why did the Nazis believe that such laws were necessary?
• 3.: How did the Nuremberg Laws ultimately lead to the so-called Final Solution for dealing with the “Jewish problem”? What was that “final” solution?
• 4.: Why do you think that many German people were so accepting of the Nazi Party's racist ideology? Alternatively, do you think that many Germans did not accept this ideology but were frightened to speak out? Explain.
• 5.: To what extent did the terms of the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I contribute to the climate of opinion that made the Nuremberg Laws possible?