Boycotts and nuremburg Flashcards
When did the Nazi regime place a boycott on Jewish shops
1st April 1933
What did Hitler claim the reason for the Jewish boycott was
It was the response to international Jews boycotting German history
How did the Nazis stop people entering the Jewish shops
Peer pressure by shouting aggressively in the streets
Stormtroopers blocked the entrances
Jewish shops had a star of David painted onto them
What was the reaction of the boycott from people on the streets
They were confused what was going on
What were some issues with the boycotts
Featured prominently in German and global news, many businesses were half Jewish, controlled by foreign creditors and many still used the shops to show opposition
How long did the boycott last
1 day
What was the SAs expectation of the policy
It was going to be an indefinite policy
What was Hitlers aims regarding the boycott
Did not want a ‘revolution from below’ (chaos in Germany)
Concerned about reaction of conservatives supporters in Germany
Worried about foreign opinion
Boycott briefly allowed as a grudging concession to radicalists
Focus on LEGAL REVOLUTION
What was the radicalists aims of the boycott
Continuation of revolution needed
Beginning of taking Nazi control
Glorious new Nazi period
What was the view of the boycott
Unleashing of Nazi violence of new Dictatorship only 1 week after Enabling Act
What law removed Jews from the civil service
Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
When was the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
April 1933
What was the issues with Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
No scientific definition on who was Jewish and Hindenburg demanded exemption for WWII veterans and orphans
Who were the primary victims of Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service
Jewish middle class
How many Jews left Germany in 1933
37,000
When were the licenses of Jewish lawyers revoked
1937 and 1938
What percentage of layers did Jews make up
16%
When was the executive order on the Reich tax law
January 11th 1936
What happened to the licenses of Jewish tax consultants
They were revoked
What percentage of non aryans continued to practise despite legislation
60%
After what date could Jewish doctors no loner treat non Jewish patients
April 1933
What percentage of the doctors in Prussia were Jewish in 1933
16%
Wat percentage of dermatologists in Germany were Jewish in 1933
25%
What happened to Jews and medical university
They could only join if they converted
What happened to most Jewish doctors
They still carried on practising
Why did propaganda state Jewish doctors were a danger to German society
Tales of inappropriate actions from Jewish doctors
What happened to Jewish professors in universities
They were dismissed
When did the Mayor of Berlin order public schools to not admit Jewish children until further notice
April 9th 1937
When did the Reich Ministry of Education ban Jewish teachers from public schools
October15th 1933
What was imposed in 1933 that stated only a certain number of Jews could be accepted into schools and universities
A quota
What did propaganda state about Jews and education
An educated Jew posed a threat to Germany
What were classmates of Jews told
That their classmates were unworthy of being in the same school as them
What was the law that centralized control of the press and restricted the rights of journalists
Reich press law
When was the Reich press law introduced
1933
What happened to journalists who opposed Nazi ideology
Punished
What things did Nazis change in regards to the news
They spread ‘false’ news, revoked press licences and censored content
How did the Nazis impose the restrictions on the press
Violence and intimidation was used
When were the Nuremburg laws introduced
1935
Why were the Nuremberg laws introduced
Believed the prosecution of the Jews had not gone far enough
What was the Reich Citizenship Law
Only someone with pure German blood could be a citizen, anyone else was to have fewer rights
What was the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour
Outlawed marriage of aryans to non ayans aswell as sexual contact
What was a full Jew
Someone with 3 Jewish grandparents
What was a half Jew
Someone with 2 Jewish grandparents
What did the Nuremburg laws mean for the Jews
They left Jews with a binding right to the German state but with no political rights and protection a citizen of Germany would expect
What became critical with the introduction of the Nuremburg laws
Documented proof of birth
What increased due to the Nuremburg laws
The number of falsified documents of aryan ancestry that were sold illegally
What rights did half Jews have
Some, served in lower ranks in the military
