The Protocols of the Elders of Zion was a document plagiarized from multiple sources. The purpose of this document was to show the world of the growing Jewish threat. The Protocols were printed in Russia in 1903. During the early 1900s, there was an air of mistrust between the countries of Europe. In the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the “Jewish’ leaders state their opinion on democracy and what must be done about it. The document states that the Jews are going to take over the world and includes the strategies they will use. The Protocols were used to further separate the religions and cause fear of the Jewish community.