Jews were severely persecuted following the fall of this nation to the german army.

The correct answer for this question is this one: "Poland was one of the first countries conquered. Basically all European countries with the exception of those that never fell to the Nazis. This includes the United Kingdom,  Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal." Jews were severely persecuted following the fall of this nation to the German army -- Poland.

The tried to make the government smaller by making the government smaller