History GCSE

Anti-Semitism

What Anti-Semitism means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

Definition of Anti-Semitism

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Reference: Pearson Edexcel

Hostility towards Jewish people, which the Nuremberg Laws institutionalised in 1935.

Pearson Edexcel · Option 31: Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39 - 4 The persecution of minorities (study guide)

Topics that use Anti-Semitism

Option 31: Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39 - 4 The persecution of minorities (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)

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