Chapter 14:WWII Flashcards
Define Holocaust
The systematic murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany during WWII. Comes from a Greek word meaning “sacrifice by burning” became apart of the English language in the 1950s
Define Genocide
The deliberate annihilation of an entire race of people
Define Anti-Semitism
Hatred of Jews
How did the Nazi’s persecute the Jews?
-Attacks on the street by Nazi Storm Troopers
- Boycotts on jewish businesses
- Burning books by Jewish Authors
- Propaganda
- Jews had the wear the Yellow Star of David
What was Kristallnacht?
The night of November 9th, 1939. Violence against jews was starting to rise. Mobs of German people destroyed property and businesses of Jewish people.
What does “Kristallnacht” translate too?
The night of Broken Glass
Through what years did the Jews start to flee Nazi Germany?
1933-1939
How many Jews escaped Nazi Germany?
More than 350,000
Why were many Jews not accepted into other countries?
The other countries were in Economic hard times
How much money could a Jewish person take out of Germany?
No more than $4.00
What was the Einsatzgruppen?
Specially trained SS mobile killing units that were sent into German-occupied territories to round up the Jews, taken to deserted areas, forced to dig open pits then shot and were buried in these pits.
What were the holes dug up by Jews who were later shot called?
Mass Graves
What later happened to the Einsatzgruppen?
The killers were affected psychologically by the mass killings. The graves left behind evidence of the horrible crimes.
Where were the Jews taken if they were not executed by the Einsatzgruppen?
Ghettos
What did the Germans go for during Kristallnacht?
Jewish property, synagogues, and even beat the Jews themselves
