Minorities

Question 1

Give some examples of integration between different groups before 1918

Answer 1

1915 - 1/3 of married Jews were married to non Jews

Businesses were integrated

Question 2

Examples of prejudice before 1918

Answer 2

Protestant prejudice against catholics, poles, gypsies and Jews were seen as part of the volk

Question 3

What did article 113 say?

Answer 3

Minority groups could use their own language preserve their identity

Question 4

What % of the population was Jewish?

Answer 4

1% of 1918

0.76% 1933

Question 5

What contribution did Jews make to society?

Answer 5

5 Jews held cabinet posts in the government

Jewish literature and films

85,000 Jews had fought in WW1

Question 6

What was the German peoples offensive and defensive alliances?

Answer 6

An anti - Semitic organisation with 170,000 members banned in 1923

Question 7

Give another examples of anti semitism at this time

Answer 7

Conservative judges were anti Semitic

Jews blamed for losing the war

Increase in anti semitism during depression

Question 8

How did Jews combat anti semitism?

Answer 8

Organisations like the reich federation of Jewish front soldiers set up