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In the text, the author discusses how many people blamed Jews when the Black Death spread through

Europe. Why do you think people felt compelled to hold a group responsible for the Black Death? What

are other examples throughout history of groups of people being wrongly blamed for another group's

misfortune?

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7 April, 20:04

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In the text, the author discusses how many people blamed Jews when the Black Death spread through

Europe. Why do you think people felt compelled to hold a group responsible for the Black Death? What

are other examples throughout history of groups of people being wrongly blamed for another group's

misfortune?

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Nigel Case · Answer 1

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Explanation:

At the time of the black death the Jewish religion were a vast minority and a lot therefore time it was common that they were wealthy merchants and a lot of Jewish people had the plague. The Jews at the time were hated by majority and were seen as dirty and unclean. Because of this the other people in Europe began to think that because they were 'dirty' the plague must have started from them hence why they were blamed for the black death.

Other times in history in during the slavery period when people of black race were targeted as they were a minority group and could easily be oppressed by the amount of white people due to the difference in numbers.