Kristallnach The Aftermath

Question 1

What did Hitler blame it on ?

Answer 1

He blamed the Jewish people themselves for having provoked the attacks

Question 2

What did he use the attack as ?

Answer 2

An excuse to step up the campaign against them

Question 3

What three things did Hitler decree as a result of the attack ?

Answer 3

1. Jews fined one billion Reichsmarks as compensation for the damage caused
2. Jews no longer own or manage business or shops
3. Jewish children can no longer attend Aryan schools

Question 4

What was established after the crystal night ?

Answer 4

The Reich office for Jewish emigration
Heydrich was its director and the SS then became responsible for driving out Jews

Question 5

What happened in the following months to Jews ?

Answer 5

Expected to surrender precious metals and jewellery

Question 6

What happened on the 20 April 1938 ?

Answer 6

Jewish people evicted from their homes and forced into ghettos

Question 7

What happened in September 1938?

Answer 7

Jewish people forced to hand in their radio sets so they couldn’t listen to foreign news

Question 8

What happened by the summer of 1939?

Answer 8

250,000 Jewish people had left Germany