Similarities Between Nazis And Ku Klux Klan
Throughout the 20th century there were events which involved racial acts toward a certain race. The Nazis were a group run by Hitler in the 1930s and 1940s and were anti-Semitic or in other words, racist against Jews. Another group during this time was a group called the Ku Klux Klan, which is a white supremacist committee. Despite the fact that these two groups were different in some ways, they were also the same in others, because they both have a purpose for their group, both had a leader which influenced many others, and lastly, both have had acts of violence and murder towards the race they hate. Both the Nazis and Ku Klux Klan have had their differences. The Nazis were Germans who were out to kill all the Jews, while the KKK was
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The Nazis believed that Jews were the cause for World War II and decided to be against them. The Ku Klux Klan were like the Nazis since they were also anti -Semitic and racist against African-Americans. “Not to mention they were also anti-Catholic, anti-Communist and anti-immigrant.” (Showalter 1) Both the Nazis and Ku Klux Klan wanted an Aryan race or a pure race. “The Nazis wanted to have an Aryan race of people with blonde hair and blue eyes.”(Plantagenet 313) Likewise the Ku Klux Klan had their own opinion of an Aryan race, which were all whites who did not believe in a religion. Both Nazis and the KKK had a purpose for their …show more content…
The Nazi Germans were so cruel to the Jews, that they put them into Death Camps or killed them on sight. These camps were set up in different parts of Poland and all Jews were sent there to die. “In the death camps Jews were fed stale bread and dirty water, sometimes they wouldn’t get any for days.” (Quenoy 2) The camps were filled with Jewish women and children, some of the Jews were sent straight to the gas chamber which killed them instantly. The Ku Klux Klan were also violent and murdered ruthlessly. “After World War I, Klan groups lynched African-American soldiers who were still in uniform.”(Quenoy 1) The Nazis and KKK were very violent and murderous towards the innocent people they
The Nazis believed that Jews were the cause for World War II and decided to be against them. The Ku Klux Klan were like the Nazis since they were also anti -Semitic and racist against African-Americans. “Not to mention they were also anti-Catholic, anti-Communist and anti-immigrant.” (Showalter 1) Both the Nazis and Ku Klux Klan wanted an Aryan race or a pure race. “The Nazis wanted to have an Aryan race of people with blonde hair and blue eyes.”(Plantagenet 313) Likewise the Ku Klux Klan had their own opinion of an Aryan race, which were all whites who did not believe in a religion. Both Nazis and the KKK had a purpose for their …show more content…
The Nazi Germans were so cruel to the Jews, that they put them into Death Camps or killed them on sight. These camps were set up in different parts of Poland and all Jews were sent there to die. “In the death camps Jews were fed stale bread and dirty water, sometimes they wouldn’t get any for days.” (Quenoy 2) The camps were filled with Jewish women and children, some of the Jews were sent straight to the gas chamber which killed them instantly. The Ku Klux Klan were also violent and murdered ruthlessly. “After World War I, Klan groups lynched African-American soldiers who were still in uniform.”(Quenoy 1) The Nazis and KKK were very violent and murderous towards the innocent people they