Hitler's Racial Policy

Question 1

From 1933 what was happening to the Jews?

Answer 1

They were being deprived of their rights and protection of the law. SS men settled private scores.

Question 2

What happened in April 1933?

Answer 2

First day of boycott of Jewish shops, lawyers and doctors.

Question 3

What law excluded Jews from government jobs?

Answer 3

Law for the reestablishment of the career civil service.

Question 4

How did segregation begin?

Answer 4

Jewish shops were identified with a yellow star.

Question 5

In 1934 what was forbidden from Jews?

Answer 5

They were forbidden to take part in legal and pharmaceutical exams.

Question 6

In 1935 what did the Nuremberg laws mean?

Answer 6

No Jew could be a citizen of the Reich; Jews could not vote and they could not be appointed to public office.

Question 7

What became forbidden between Jews and Germans?

Answer 7

Marriage.

Question 8

What happened in 1936-7 and Jewish jobs?

Answer 8

They were barred from certain high-end professions such as veterinary science, chartered accountancy, teaching, dentistry and nursing.

Question 9

In 1938 Hitler passed a decree which insisted what?

Answer 9

All Jewish wealth which exceeded 5000 marks had to be registered. All Jewish enterprises had to be registered and specially trade marked.

Question 10

What happened to Jew’s names?

Answer 10

All male Jews had to add Isaac to the name and Sara to every female.

Question 11

How were passports only valid?

Answer 11

If they had the letter J stamped on them.

Question 12

What happened to Jewish doctors?

Answer 12

Their qualifications were cancelled.

Question 13

What did Jews have to apply to the police to get?

Answer 13

Special identity cards.

Question 14

What happened on 9th November 1938?

Answer 14

Kristallnacht.

Question 15

Why did Kristallnacht happen?

Answer 15

For the revenge for the assassination of a Nazi diplomat who was killed by a Jew.

Question 16

What happened on Kristallnacht?

Answer 16

SS organised attacks on Jewish property throughout Germany. Shops, homes ad synagogues were all destroyed.

Question 17

How much did Jews have to pay for Kristallnacht?

Answer 17

1 billion marks and 30 000 Jews were put into concentration camps until the fine was paid.

Question 18

What happened to Jewish shops and businesses?

Answer 18

They were compulsorily sold, Jews were eliminated from the economy.

Question 19

What did Jews have to hand over in 1939?

Answer 19

Gold, silver and jewels.

Question 20

What time were Jews allowed out till?

Answer 20

8pm in the winter, 9pm in the summer.

Question 21

What else weren’t Jews allowed to use?

Answer 21

Radios.

Question 22

From November 1939 what did Jews have to wear?

Answer 22

The star of David as a means of identification.

Question 23

Why was it difficult for Jews to communicate?

Answer 23

Their phone lines were cut.

Question 24

Why was there an increase in Jews?

Answer 24

After the conquest of Poland.

Question 25

By 1940 what was happening to all Jews?

Answer 25

They were being deported from German soil to be resettled and used as slave labour.

Question 26

By 1941 what was the decision?

Answer 26

To eliminate the entire race.

Question 27

What were concentration camps equipped with?

Answer 27

Gas chambers and incinerators.

Question 28

How many Jews came under Hitler’s control after he conquered Poland?

Answer 28

3 million.

Question 29

Where were Jews herded?

Answer 29

Into ghettos in eastern Poland, the largest in Warsaw.

Question 30

What happened to the Jews in these ghettos?

Answer 30

Many died form hunger, cold or disease.

Question 31

What was the death toll in Warsaw?

Answer 31

500,000.

Question 32

When was the invasion of Russia?

Answer 32

1941.

Question 33

What happened during this invasion?

Answer 33

Special SS groups were sent into Russia to murder all the Jews they could find.