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What was the Holocaust

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Destruction of a vast group of people , especially Jewish people

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Genocide

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Killing off a race of people

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Aryan race

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People who are from the ā€œsuperior German raceā€ blond , blue, eyes , no Jewish in the family for over 10 generations

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Anti-semitism

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The belief against Jewish people

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Social Darwinism

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The belief that some races ar better than others,

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Some races are so bad they are believed to be

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Subhuman (untermensche)

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Who was himmler

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Leader of the ss.

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Who are heydrich+eichmann

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They organised the holocaust . At the Wannsee conference (jan 1942) they planed the final solution (holocaust)

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What was hitters book about and what was it called

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It was called Mein kampf (my life)
It was about his radical beliefs and his life

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What tragity allowed the nazis to take power

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The Great Depression allowed them to introduce themselves and antisemitism views

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Why didnā€™t hitler like the Jews

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-he believed they are to blame for the Germans defeat in the Great War
-Jewish businessmen were plotting to take over the world
-believed they were inferior to the Aryan race

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When did the first action against the Jews happen

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In 1934

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What was the first action against Jews

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All Jewish shops were marked with a yellow star with the word ā€˜judenā€™
In parks and on buses and trains, Jews had to sit on separate seats childrenā€™s were taught antisemitic ideas

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What are the Nuremberg laws

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Created in 1935 to be against the Jews . The first law took away German citizenships from Jews . The second law forbade marriages between Jews and non-jews

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When did the night of broken glass happen

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Started on the 10th of November 1938 .

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What happened in the night of broken glass

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It started after Jew shot dead a nazi official. After that ss official leader and police chief were ordered the week of terror on Jews . Nearly 10,000 Jewish shops windows were smashed and looted. Jewish homes and synagogues were burned and dozens killed and thousands arrested

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What happened in the Wannsee conference

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It happened in January 1942 itā€™s the conference that chose the holocaust as the final solution. It was to send Jews in concentration camps without trial for war crimes

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Hoe many Jews were thought to have been murderer by nazis

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Six million Jews

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What were the changes 1930ā€™s to Jews

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Jews were banned from school
Jews sacked from jobs
Jews property was stolen
Banned from playing sport, going to the cinema

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How did the Jews travel to camps

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The cattle trucks which were cramped, inhuman , unhygienic

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Camp food + treatment

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Very limited food options
Only got 1 chunk of whale meat a week
They got some sort of vegetable soups
Ss guards could kill prisoners
Doctors could experiment on prisoners

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When was dachau opened

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March 1933 in dachau Germany -north Munich

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Who was sent to the dachau camps

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-Jews
-communists
-gay people
-disabled people
-priests and pastors
-gypsies
-socialists

24
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What is the barracks

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-the inmates lived here
-it was ment to keep 200 prisoners but towards the end of the war it had 2,000 prisoners
-to get rid of people they killer them simply out of hate
-nazis made them do tedious tasks like making the best perfectly just to be superior to prisoners

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What was the uniforms like

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-tunics
-trousers , caps , wooden clogs
Prisoners had badges that explained there reason for being in the camp + also their treatment to Jewish prisoners as also received as harsh treatments

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What was the kanaka section

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The section where prisoners belongings were organised to be resold for money for the funding of the war, its indoors so you can stay warm , in the pockets and stuff food could be found for extra nourishment
Less guards

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What gas was used to kill the prisoners

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Zyklon b

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What happened to pregnant prisoners

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They were sent to the gas chambers because they cannot work if pregnant

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What was an example of a war job

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Making bombs (munition factoryā€™)

30
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When were prisoners set free from Auschwitz-Birkenau

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Prisoners were liberated on January 27th 1945

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Where was auschwitz-Birkenau located

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Located in southern Poland near the border.

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When did Auschwitz-Birkenau open

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June 14th 1940

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What happened during selection

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On arrival, prisoners are divided up by gender, then by fit and unfit
Fit go to get shaved , tattooed then showered
Unfit sent straight to gas chambers

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Why were the prisoners tattooed

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Dehumanised them by no identity just a number

35
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Why did they shower all the prisoners before entering

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To control body lice

36
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Why were whistles used

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Marks start of prisoners day

37
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What were roll calls

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Counting prisoners (sometimes let prisoners free)
Would kill prisoners in roll call to set example

38
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How many prisoners share a bed and planket

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8 prisoners per mattress+blanket

39
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How was education used for Nazis benefit

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They used it to spread anti semitism , just teach nazi beliefs .

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How was the radio and media used for nazi benefit

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Useful as it was also used constantly spread there ideas and ā€œdepriving people of independent thoughtā€

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What was the gastepo

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They are secrete police . They were constantly aloud to put people in prison for minor things e,g owning a banned book this made people worried and also afraid to speak up as they could be torched for having different opinions

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Why did Germans not speak up

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Being taught nazi beliefs (mind penetrations)
Scared of being killed
Completely unaware due to most camps being in Poland

43
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What does arbeit macht frei

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ā€œWork makes you freeā€ written to entrance of all camps

44
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When did the Nuremberg trials happen

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1945-1949

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What coutnries were involved in the Nuremberg trials

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France,
America
, Britain
Russia(USSR)

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The people in the trials were accused of

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Crimes against humanity
War crimes
Crimes against peace

47
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What was Hess sentenced to

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He was hitlers deputy and was sent to life in prison

48
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What was Albert speers sentence

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He was a German architect and in charge of the economy and was sentenced to 20 years in prison

49
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What was baldur von schirachā€™s sentance

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He was Hitlerā€™s youth leader (boys brigade or girls brigade) he was sentenced to 20 year in prison

50
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What was hermann goering sentenced to

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He was the military leader + in charge of the airforce and he was sentenced to life by hanging

51
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What was Hans Frankā€™s sentenced too

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German politician and lawyer he was also in charge of Poland death by hanging

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