Invasion of Poland + Madagascar Flashcards
What was the context??
Invasion of Poland caused massive shift in Anti-semitic policy
September 1939 the racial policy influenced solely by the war
War gave them the National emergency - so more dictatorial power to act
Propaganda machine - hatred of Germany’s enemies
New territories to extend their power
Germanisation of enemies to make a ‘Jew Free’ Nazi Empire
How was Poland spilt up in the nazi-soviet pact??
Zone 1 was german and zone 2 was russian and zone 3 in the middle was the “polish government” with nazi governer Hans Frank
Nazi wanted to move jews out of the german zone
How many jews did germany have??
1.9 million Jews
Poor
Fit nazi stereotype
Orthodox
What was the Reich Ghetto??
Area between zones and 1 million people were deported there.
Logistical nightmare - too many so another solution was needed
553,000 were jews
What was the Blitzkreig??
Fighting tactic used by Germany with air support and tanks providing close support to troops.
Also all the foot soldiers were on meth so could be up for 3 nights,
How successful was their attack??
April 1940 - Denmark invaded & surrenders + Norway invaded
May 1940: France invaded through Netherlands & Belgium
June 1940: France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg & Norway surrenders
This placed millions of Jews under Nazi control
What was the madagascar plan??
Moving all jews to madagascar. Aimed for 4 million and were sending 3000 a day.
Didnt work out as Britain still had their Royal Navy and the germans anticipated their surrender.
Differant final solution
How was the plan split up??
Stage 1: Farmers & Workers sent to ‘ready the Island’
Sale of Jewish property to finance the plan
Harsh conditions mean to eliminate Jews through ‘natural wastage’
Operation Barbarossa (1941) changed plan for the solution (deportation into Siberia)
What were the two arguments??
1 - Nazi intentions were not to kill jews
differant plans and final solution wasnt final
2 - Aim to remove Jews from Europe into harsh reservation
Conditions meant to be so bad that most would die
Long term goal fixed, even if location wasn’t
