Lesson 11: Kristallnacht 1938 Flashcards
Learning Intention: to describe the events of Kristallnacht and understand its contribution to the Holocaust
1
Q
What was the Kristallnacht known as
A
the Night of Broken Glass
2
Q
What event sparked the Kristallnacht
A
the assassination of a German Embassy official by a Polish-Jewish student in Paris
3
Q
What happened during the Kirstallnacht
A
- 200 synangogues were burned down
- 8 000 Jewish businesses were looted and destroyed
- thousands of Jewsih homes were attacked
- 91 Jews were murdered and hundreds were severely beaten
4
Q
What happened the morning after the Kristallnacht
A
30 000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps
