Holocaust Flashcards
what are the 4 stages of the holocaust
Vilification, discrimination, separation and extermination
vilification?
The Nazis began by dehumanizing and vilifying Jews, portraying them as a dangerous and inferior race.
discrimination?
being excluded from public life, their businesses boycotted, and their children barred from schools.
separation?
In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of their German citizenship and prohibited intermarriage. Jews were then forced into ghettos and concentration camps.
extermination?
the killing of all jews This was carried out through mass shootings, gas chambers, and other forms of violence.
how was propaganda used to facilitate these processes?
propaganda used by the nazis
The Nazis used it to spread lies about Jews, dehumanize them, and make them seem like a threat to society.
they also used it promote and justify their Aryan ideology
what were the key events within this process?
from 1933 till 1945 (WW2)
1933,1935,1938,1941-1945.
Kristallnacht wannsee
1933: Boycott of Jewish businesses
1935: Nuremberg Laws, which stripped Jews of their German citizenship and prohibited intermarriage
1938: Kristallnacht (crystal night), a night of violence against Jews in Germany and Austria
1941: Wannsee Conference, where the Nazis planned the extermination of all Jews
1942-1945: Operation Reinhard, the systematic extermination of Jews in extermination camps such as Auschwitz.