Anti-Semitism

Question 1

What is Anti-Semitism?

Answer 1

The prejudice against Jews as a race, ethnicity and nationality.

Question 2

How were Jews prejudiced in Roman Times?

Answer 2

They were enslaved by the Romans.

Question 3

How did Jews face prejudice after Romans?

Answer 3

-They became a rival religion to Christianity after Rome became Catholic
-They were blamed for diseases and accused of crimes
-They were victims of genocide, segregated to Ghettos.

Question 4

What was life like for Jews in Medieval England?

Answer 4

They were comfortable with Norman William the Conqueror until started being victims of violence and racism until York 1190 when King Edward I kicked them out.

Question 5

What was the Holocaust?

Answer 5

The Genocide against Jews (inlcuding the segregation and racism they faced) by The Nazis.

Question 6

How many Jews had died by 1945?

Answer 6

2/3 of all population.

Question 7

Who else were prosecuted by the Nazi Party apart from Jewish people?

Answer 7

Black people, Gay people, Disabled People, Gypsies, Jehovah’s witnesses, Soviet civillians, Polish and P.O.W.

Question 8

What law was passed on March 1933?

Answer 8

A boycott of all Jewish shops.

Question 9

What are the Nuremberg Laws?

Answer 9

Reich Citizen Law - only German and related blood were eleigible to be German citizens.
Law for protection of German Blood and German Honour - forbade marriages and sexual relationships between Jews and Germans.

Question 10

When were the Nuremberg Laws passes?

Answer 10

Sept 1935.

Question 11

What did Jews have to do to be indentifiable to Germans?

Answer 11

Have Israel or Sara in their name depending on their gender and wear the Jewish star.

Question 12

February 1923 of the Nazi Party’s rise to power.

Answer 12

Germany went into hyperinflation by creating more and more money until it was worthless.

Question 13

March 1923 of the Nazi Party’s rise to power.

Answer 13

Germany couldn’t pay their reparations tp the French so instesd France attacked and took goods.

Question 14

Nov1923NAZIRTP

Answer 14

Germans became enranted with the current government because they weren’t stopping hyperinflation pr getting the French out so Hitler and the SA tried to stage a Putsch in Munich to overthrow the Government but it failed and they were all imprisoned.

Question 15

1924/25NAZIRTP

Answer 15

Hitler was sent to prison for a year for the Munich Putsch and got a lot of coverage and wrote a book in prison titled ‘Mein Kampf’.

Question 16

1927NAZIRTP

Answer 16

The Nazis hold a huge political rally, the Nuremberg Rally to attract people to their cause.

Question 17

1929NAZIRTP

Answer 17

Another economic crisis arises called ‘The Great Depression,’ caused by the Wall Street Stock Market Crash of 1929. USA asks for more money from Germany even thoug they still can’t pay back France. France invades again and unemployment in Germany reaches 4M.

Question 18

Jan1933NAZIRTP

Answer 18

The Nazi Party is now the biggest political party in Germany and President Hinderburg is forced to make Hitler the Chancellor.

Question 19

Who founded the Nazi Party?

Answer 19

Anton Drexler.

Question 20

Feb1933NAZIRTP

Answer 20

The Reichstag (German Parliament Building) is set on fire and the Nazi Party blame it on the Communist Party. Hitler creates the ‘Enabling Law’ which allows him to make up laws in emergency. He bans other political parties.

Question 21

April1933NAZIRTP

Answer 21

Hitler creates the Gestapo (a secret police like the NKVD) to do his bidding. He sets up the first concentration camp.

Question 22

When/Where was Hitler born?

Answer 22

1889 in Austria.

Question 23

What was Hitler before he was a Politician?

Answer 23

An art student.

Question 24

What was Hitler’s rank in WW1?

Answer 24

Lance-Corporal.

Question 25

Why did Hitler hate Jews?

Answer 25

He blamed them for their terrible loss in WW1 and he believed they were taking all pf their wealth.

Question 26

What was the Beer Hall Putsch?

Answer 26

In 1923. He tried to remove the Weimar government from power. He tried to gain support in a Munich Pub from politicians, they all agreed and left but immidiately called the police and Hitler was imprisoned.

Question 27

How did Hitler appeal to Socialists?

Answer 27

All of their land, pensions and public industries and water would be owned by the state.

Question 28

How did Hitler appeal to Fascists?

Answer 28

They promised a strong government and control of newspaper.