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Q: Why did the Nazi’s persecute the Jehovah’s Witnesses? A: The Nazi’s didn’t just persecute the Jews, the gypsies, and the Homosexuals; they also persecuted the smaller groups, like Jehovah’s Witnesses. “ The Nazis targeted Jehovah's Witnesses because they were unwilling to accept the authority of the state, because of their international connections, and because they were strongly opposed to both war on behalf of a temporal authority and organized government in matters of conscience.” (United States National Holocaust Memorial Museum) Hitler hated the Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was afraid of them because they denied the war effort, and the also defied his authority. He persecuted these people because he was afraid that their actions against his will would cause a reaction, this meant that less and less people would follow him.

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