Excerpts from book One of Humanity's Darkest Days, the Truth about the Holocaust  Chapter 1 sets the stage for understanding the Holocaust by exploring the pre-World War I European landscape. Europe was experiencing a transition from monarchies to new ideas like democracy, nationalism, and socialism. This shift, economic disparities, and labor unions' rise created a complex social and political environment. Simultaneously, anti-Semitism was deeply entrenched, with Jews facing discrimination, persecution, and violence, as evidenced by events like the Dreyfus Affair and the Kishinev pogrom. The chapter emphasizes that these pre-existing prejudices and the socio-political climate of the time are crucial for comprehending the events that will unfold in subsequent chapters.  

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