How did the events of World War II contribute to the Nazi Holocaust of European Jews?

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Germany’s initiation of World War II made the Nazi plan to exterminate European Jews far more deadly. German invasion and occupation of multiple European nations allowed the Nazi government to arrest, detain, and ultimately kill many more European Jews than they would have been able to otherwise. The social climate of fear and extreme nationalism created by the war also allowed the Nazis to violate human rights with the support of the majority of their population. Although the legal persecution of German Jews began before the war, the scale of the persecution and extermination of Jews across Europe was much larger because of German involvement in the war.