Antisemitism and the Holocaust Flashcards
Define the term Ghetto
A contained area of a town or city in which Jews were sealed off from the outside world
Name 1 country that protected its’s Jewish citizens at the start of the war
Denmark
Why were ghettos seen as only a temporary solutions(3 reasons)?
Jews began to escape, cities became overcrowded, the nazis were still considering shipping jews to Madagascar
Define the Holocaust
The systematic, state-backed murder of Jews by Nazi Germany and their collaborators during WW2
What is the earliest roots of antisemitsm?
Jews were to blame for the killing of Christ as Judas was a jew and betrayed Jesus to the romans
What job were jews forced to do as a consequence of religious discrimination?
Tax collection
Define the term Scapegoat
a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
People misused Darwin’s orgion of species to…
Claim jews were born an inferior race
A pogrom is…
An attack on a jewish community
What political movement were Jews blamed for in the 1920s
Communism
What percentage of food in ghettos came from smuggling?
80%
Name 3 poor living conditions in ghettos
Often overcrowded, lacking in sanitation and basic infrastructure
Name 3 poor living conditions in ghettos
Often overcrowded, lacking in sanitation and basic infrastructure
Where were the 2 largest ghettos?
Warsaw(Poland) and Lodz(Poland)
Why were there 1000 ghettos in Eastern Europe and 0 in Western Europe?
Jews were more integrated into Western Europe and countries in Western Europe were harder to gain control of
