Module 04: The End of Optimism? The Great Depression in Europe

Evidence 28: "Hitler's Legal Murder of Workers" From Die Rote Fahne, November 29, 1931

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Introduction

The following cartoon refers to the escalating campaign of violence waged by the National Socialists during the early 1930s.

Questions to Consider

  • Who are the targets of these "legal" killings?

  • What is the point of the last frame?

Document

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Source:
"Hitler's Legal Murder of Workers," Die Rote Fahne (29 Nov 1931).

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