2. Who was Excluded from the Volksgemeinschaft? Flashcards
What policy was introduced towards the mentally the physically ill by Hitler in 1933? Impact of this
Law for the Prevention of Hereditary Diseased Offspring
350,000-400,000 people sterilised between 1933 and 1945
What programme was introduced in 1939 where Nazi doctors purposely killed mentally and physically disabled patients secretly in hospitals?
Aktion T4 Euthanasia Programme
Groups excluded from the Volksgemeinschaft (5)
Mentally and physically ill
A-socials (included criminals and homeless)
Homosexuals
Religious sects
Roma and Sinti
Why were A-socials excluded?
Didn’t contribute to society and were a burden to the German people
Policies towards a-socials
‘Mass round up’ took place in 1933, 1936 and 1938 where orderly (those fit to work) were sent to work and the disorderly (those who couldn’t work) were sent to concentration camps
Why were mentally and physically ill individuals excluded?
Their disabilities were seen as a threat to the future of the Aryan race
Why were homosexuals excluded?
Seen as degenerate, perverted and as a threat to the health of the German people
Couldn’t procreate so couldn’t continue the Aryan race
Policies against homosexuals
Gay clubs and organisations closed down
List of homosexuals written
Office for the Combatting of Homosexuality and Abortion created
Homosexuals sent to concentration camps
Consequences of policies against homosexuals
Gay clubs and organisations shut down
100,000 men arrested and 50,000 convicted
60% of gay prisoners died
Why were religious sects excluded?
Loyal to God instead of Hitler
Jehovah’s witnesses openly hostile to the Nazis
Nazi action against religious sects
By 1945, around 10,000 Jehovah’s had been imprisoned and many died
Nazi policy against Roma and Sinti (gypsies)
1936 - SS set up the Reich Central Office for the Fight Against the Gypsy Nuisance
