4) Racial State 1: The Development Of Anti-semitism Flashcards
Why have jews been persecuted throughout history?
They’ve been blamed for, and made scapegoats of, many terrible events for example the death of Jesus Christ
When Hitler became the leader of the German Workers party, what did he vow he would do?
Take revenge upon those people who had “stabbed Germany in the back” by signing the armistice and then the treaty of versailles
What did nazi propaganda make the jew the focus of?
The problems that occurred within Weimar Germany such as inflation and unemployment
What were the Sturmabteilung (SA) allowed to do on the 1st of April 1933?
They were allowed by the government to organise a boycott of Jewish shops all over Germany to humiliate them and turn people against them
In the early years of the regime how did Hitler deal with Jews?
Hitler appears to have been moderate with regards to the Jewish as it wasn’t safe to be too extreme yet
What happened to Jews in March 1933?
In March 1933 Jewish judges were ordered to retire from the bench and Jews were prevented from serving on juries
What did Goebbels do in September 1933?
Goebbels excluded Jews from employment in film, thestre, the film industry and the music profession
What did the enactment of the nuremberg laws on the 15th of september 1935 define a jew as?
Someone with any characteristics such as a Jewish parent or two or more Jewish grandparents
What else were jews defined as?
Neither German nor kindred blood, and tried to classify them as a dangerous race
What was the second major nuremberg law?
The law for the protection of german blood and honour
What did the law for the protection of german blood and honour ban?
Banned marriage between germans and jews and stripped jews of all civil and political rights defining them as non-citizens. They were now simply considered a race with no rights within their country
What was the message in propaganda against jews?
That Jews were Germany’s misfortune
When was the law for the protection of german blood and honour passed?
15th of September 1935
What were the three types of jew?
- Jew
- Mischling (part-Jew) first degree
- Mischling, second degree
What were other minorities called?
Asocials
