Effects Of Nazi Policy On Jews. Flashcards
Kristallnacht- instigator.
Polish Jew, Herschel Grynszpan, shot a German diplomat.
Kristallnacht- events.
Hitler ordered an immediate attack on all Jews and their property in Germany.
9th-10th November thousands of businesses were attacked and 200 synagogues were burnt down.
Kristallnacht means ‘the night of broken glass’.
Lead to more concentration camps.
Nuremberg law- what was the purpose?
To in force racial persecution.
When was the Nuremberg law introduced?
1935.
Who was the Nuremberg law introduced to?
Germany.
What were the Nuremberg laws?
- Jews could no longer be German citizens.
- Marriage between Jews and Aryans were forbidden.
- Jews had to wear a yellow star on their clothes.
The boycott- when was it?
1933
The boycott- what was it?
Nazis organised a boycott of all Jewish businesses, doctors, dentists ect.
Jewish shops were marked with a Star of David and the word ‘Jude’.
In education, Jewish children were intimidated at schools, and Germans were taught Jews were unclean and responsible for Germany’s defeat in World War One.
The final solution- general.
Jews became desperate especially in places lead by the Nazis like Poland.
1941, the nazis captured a large part of USSR, containing a lot of Jews.
SS units rounded up Jews and shot them.
Summer 1941, Goering ordered Himmler and Heydrich- discussed the best way to kill a race of people.
Death camps, with good rail ways, were built to hold them.
The final solution- statistics.
By the end of the war, 1 million Jews had been killed in the gas chambers at Auschwitz.
2 million killed in other camps.
Altogether 6 million Jews died by 1945
Who was Himmiler?
Head of the SS
Who was Heydrich?
An SS general.
Kristallnacht- background and date.
Not clear how many new about the persecution.
1938, no one had a doubt.
