Holocaust Flashcards
Definition
The systematic, bureaucratic inhalation of six million Jews by the nazi regime and their collaborators as a central act of state during wwll
The persecution of Jews had happened…
Through out history - there had always been anti-Semitic feelings against Jews.
In Germany there was a belief that Jews where greedy.
Why?
They were money lenders and they were to blame for Germany losing the war
What was one of the reasons hitler didn’t like Jews?
He applied for an art school but was refuse a place. The professor of the art collage was a Jew.
In what country was auschwitz built?
Poland
What was a ghetto?
Part of a city which members of a minority group live as a result of social, legal or economic pressure.
The term was used to describe where Jews were restricted to.
What were the Einsatzgruppen?
A paramilitary death squad of nazi Germany
What message was on the main entrance gate of auschwitz?
Work sets you free
What was a disadvantage of using Einsatzgruppen?
It was a waste if ammunition
What were standing cells?
Small cells that made prisoners do nothing but stand
What poisonous gas was used at auschwitz?
Hydrogen cyanide
How many inmates were expected to use one toilet?
35,000
What happened at kanada section?
Where all the prisoners belongings were sorted and held.
To be used in the war
By mid 1944 how many people could be killed per day?
6000
How many were killed at auschwitz?
1.1 million