In the 1930s, a vicious hate group targeted Germany's Jewish population. They were called Nazis. The Nazis are probably the most notoriously evil hate groups in all of history. Everyone knows who the Nazis are and why they did it. What most people in society don't know is why they were so mean. Often what is most associated with the Holocaust is how the Jewish people were affected, but there is much more. What exactly was going through the mind of a Nazi during the Holocaust? What was their reason for treating the Jews so badly? The Nazis believed that Germans were "racially superior" to all other races. They believed that Jews were a threat to their society. The Nazis also looked down on anyone who did not conform to their standards and beliefs. The Nazis committed unspeakable crimes against the Jews and led a movement that will forever tarnish our history. It was because of the cruel actions of the Nazis and their harsh anti-Semitic beliefs against the Jews that the tragedies of the Holocaust occurred. The Nazis are entirely responsible for the Holocaust, as they encouraged violence throughout Europe and even forced their fellow Germans to join their fight against the Jews. The Nazis practiced anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism is defined as “hostility or prejudice toward Jews” (Archive.adl.org, “Anti-Semitism”), and the Nazis took this concept to the extreme. Hitler and other Nazi leaders viewed Jews not as a religious group, but as a harmful race that would weaken other, more superior races. Some might say that the Nazis' hatred of Jews was fueled by fear. When they were children, Germans were told that Jews were bad. They considered the Jews to be “servants of the Devil.” Some Germans even believed absurd myths, like the one that Jews kidnap... in the middle of a newspaper... get married today. Neo-Nazism refers to post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism. There are a number of neo-Nazi groups in the United States alone, including the largest neo-Nazi organization, the National Socialist Movement. While small minorities of American neo-Nazis attract attention in public, most groups operate underground. American neo-Nazis are known to attack, torment and harass Jews, blacks, gays, Asians, Muslims, Native Americans and Latinos. Today's neo-Nazis still look down on anyone with different political or religious views. Not much is known for certain about what goes on in the mind of a Nazi and why some people truly believe their practices are acceptable. It is known, however, that their beliefs and actions toward those who were different caused the horrific tragedies of the Holocaust...