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AP European History
Unit 8 – 20th Century Global Conflicts
Topic 8.9
How did Enlightenment thinking indirectly contribute to the seeds of Anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust?
It directly preached about Aryan racial superiority leading to widespread Anti-Semitism.
While promoting tolerance, Enlightenment also promoted nationalism and racial purity, which indirectly fed Anti-Semitic sentiments later exploited by Nazis.
The Enlightenment period had no connection with Anti-Semitism or the Holocaust because they happened centuries apart.
Enlightenment philosophers actively encouraged religious persecution against Jewish communities in their works.
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