Native American Genocide in 18th century compared to Nazi Holocaust

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Comparisons to Holocaust Life’s experiences teach us that unless we can learn from our mistakes, that history will repeat its self! Were the genocides against the Native Americans a stepping stone to the Nazi Holocaust? Historical facts can lead one to believe that it most likely was. From the beginning of both the Holocaust and the Native American genocide there were many stereotypes. Stereotypes are a form of classification based on inaccurate information or assumptions. The Indians were stereotyped as being savages or uncivilized. Still today children hear the word “Indian” and have a stereotypical image of people wearing feathers, living in tipis, someone who makes “whooping” sounds, or thanksgiving and pilgrims. Indians are also associated with “things.” When we learn the alphabet the cards say, "A is for apple, B is for ball..... I is for Indian." We must pick a different word so they people are not associated this way; they are people too. In the late 1930s an exhibit in Munich open called ‘The Eternal Jew.’ It ran from November 1937 up until January 31st 1938 supposedly showing the outward features of a typical Jew. There was also an attempt to 'expose' a world-wide Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy within the exhibit. The poster created for the exhibit contrasted the Nazi ideal of a people's community with Jewish self seeking individualism. The Secret Police claims that it promoted an increase in Anti-Semitism, and reported some violence against the Jewish Community. The exhibition attracted over 400.000 visitors. These were publicly accepted stereotypes of Jews (BBC - History - Nazi Propaganda). Much like the Jews the Native Americans were and still are to this day, depicted as living in dirt and filth. They are shown repeatedly with the outward appearances of wearing hides and animal skins for clothing. Their facial features are

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