Anti-Semitism And The Holocaust

Question 1

Where can we Trace anti semitism back to

Answer 1

Back to Roman Times where Jews and Roman’s relationships where not great and when Christianity became the main world religion they Blamed the Jews for the killing of Jesus.

Question 2

What happened to Jews if they didn’t believe in Christian Beliefs and what did they become

Answer 2

They became scapegoats and were demonised,persecuted and blamed for problems

Question 3

What is a stereotype about Jewish People

Answer 3

They are greedy and Stingy

Question 4

What was the Holocaust

Answer 4

The Holocaust was the mass killing of Jews in WW2 as the Nazis wanted to Destroy Jewish life in Europe as they blamed the Jews for the Fall of Germany in ww1

Question 5

The Jewish were victims of … in the Holocaust

Answer 5

Genocide

Question 6

What is Genocide

Answer 6

Any act commited with intent to destroy a whole national,ethnic,racial or Religious Group.

Question 7

What other groups were persecuted during the Holocaust

Answer 7

The Roma and Sinti people (gypsies) Jehovah’s Witnesses,Political Opponents,Disabled people,Gay men,Soviet War prisoners and Gay men

Question 8

What were jewish people placed in to make them live seperatley from others

Answer 8

Ghettos

Question 9

How many Jews were killed across europe

Answer 9

6 million