I am not sure how much of Germany supported what Hitler did to the Jews. Hitler was worshipped like a messiah for a while. The Germans and Austrians (Germany annexed Austria without a fight. The Nazis convinced the Austrians that they could save their country.) thought he was just some charismatic genius with great economic plans that would save their countries. However, once he started revealing what he was really about, it did freak a ton of people out. Unfortunately, it was too late then. His government had too much power, and anybody who showed the slightest dissent got shipped off to be killed. The activities of the death camps did not become public knowledge until after the war. I am not sure what the people thought of the mass take over of countries or what the under the radar public reaction was to the attacks of Kristallnacht (the first big assault on a Jewish community by the Nazis). I just know that such activity scares a public into not wanting to say much about it. |
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