Nazi persecution Flashcards
1
Q
Why did the Nazi believe inferior races should be removed from Germany?
A
They thought that they polluted their “perfect Nazi Germany”
2
Q
When were the Nuremburg laws introduced and what did they do?
A
1935: Denied Jews German citizenship (Lost the right to vote)
3
Q
What happened in July 1938?
A
All jews had to carry identity cards
4
Q
When was Kristallnacht and what was it?
A
November 1938: Nazis encouraged widespread anti-Jewish riots and attacks on Jews
5
Q
Give two key features of Kristallnacht.
A
Any two of the below:
- 20,000 jews arrested
- 100 jews killes
- Jewish shops and synagogues smashed up and set on fire
- Jews barred from owning buisnesses
6
Q
Where were many Jews sent and what happened to them?
A
Ghettos (NOT the holocaust, NOT on syllabus)
- Thousands died of disease and starvation
7
Q
Give two reasons why the German people let persecution happen?
A
Any two of the below:
- Fear of the Gestapo and SS
- Nazi anti-Semitic propaganda
- Long-standing distrust of the Jews (common across europe)
