Disabilities, Gay, Roma And Sinti

Question 1

What law did the Nazis pass to allow them to rid the Aryan race of disabled people ?

Answer 1

The sterilisation law
They were seen as ‘unwowrthy of life’ and were seen as a burden to society

Question 2

How did the Nazis see gay people ?

Answer 2

Since they viewed the importance of family as a top priority, same sex relations were a threat
They didn’t like it and made it illegal

Question 3

What happened to gay men ?

Answer 3

Arrested and sent to concentration camps

Question 4

What happened to lesbians ?

Answer 4

Not seen as a threat to the Nazi state and were not prosecuted
This is because they were seen as subordinate to men

Question 5

How many Gypsies lived in Germany ?

Answer 5

around 30k

Question 6

What were the Nazis reasons for the removal of Gypsies ?

Answer 6

• non Aryan and threatens racial purity
• travelled across the country and didn’t have a fixed home and threatened the Nazi ideal of a stable life

Question 7

How did Nazis prevent German- Gypsie marriage ?

Answer 7

1935
Banned all marriages between Roma and Sinti and Germans

Question 8

What other measures did the Nazis take against Gypos?

Answer 8

3 years later a decree for the struggle against the Gypsy plague was issued
All Roma and Sinti had to register with the authorities