NAZI POLICIES TOWARDS JEWS 1933-38 Flashcards
WHEN was the Nazi boycott against Jewish shops and businesses?
1st April 1933
HOW long did the Nazi boycott of Jewish shops/businesses last?
Only 1 day
HOW did the Nazis use the boycott of Jewish shops afterwards?
Hitler used the instability it caused to show that a strong Nazi government was needed to keep control over such occurrences.
WHEN were the Nazi Civil Service Laws passed?
1933
WHAT did the Civil Service Laws (1933) do?
- Dismissed Jewish people from the civil service
- Hindenberg insisted that WW1 veterans/orphans were exempt
WHAT professions were Jewish people banned from in 1933?
- Any jobs in government
- The civil service
- Lawyers
- Doctors (if they were treating Aryan patients)
HOW successfully were Nazi laws against professional Jewish people implemented in 1933?
They were less successful as it was difficult to enforce (due to there being no scientific/objective definition of who was ‘racially Jewish’). Also, many continued to work (e.g. Jewish doctors kept treating Aryan patients)
WHEN was the Law Against the Overcrowding of German Schools and Universities passed?
April 1933
WHAT was the Law Against the Overcrowding of German Schools and Universities?
- Restricted the number of Jewish students in public/mixed schools
- Many Jewish students and teachers went to Jewish schools, segregating the education system.
WHEN was the Reich Press Law passed?
October 1933
WHAT was the Reich Press Law?
- Censored Jewish journalists/editors
- Shut down free press using violence, intimidation and the law
WHEN were the Nuremberg Laws passed?
1935
WHAT were the names of the two Nuremberg Laws (1935)?
- The Reich Citizenship Law
- The Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour
WHAT did the Reich Citizenship Law do (Nuremberg Law)?
Only those with ‘purely German blood’ could be German citizens. This meant that Jewish people and non-Aryans were subjects and had fewer rights than citizens.
WHAT was the Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour (Nuremberg Law)?
Outlawed marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans. This meant that Jewish people could not marry or have sexual relations with German citizens.
HOW did the supplement to the Reich Citizenship Law define a ‘full-Jew’?
Someone who had three Jewish grandparents, or had two Jewish grandparents and was married to a Jewish person. However, legal cases still remained arbitrary and inconsistent.
HOW did the 1936 Berlin Olympics effect anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany?
- During the games, anti-Semitism was toned down (e.g. signs and posters were temporarily removed)
- Afterwards, the regime was no longer constrained by the games and anti-Semitism increased.
WHEN was Anschluss?
12th March 1938
WHAT was Anschuluss?
The joining of Germany and Austria, which had been banned under the Treaty of Versailles.
WHEN was the Decree of Registration of Jewish Property?
April 1938
WHAT was the Decree of Registration of Jewish Property?
- Jewish people had to register all property worth over 5000 marks that they owned
- Start of Aryanisation of Jewish property and businesses
WHAT was the effect of the Decree of Registration of Jewish Property?
Only 20% of all Jewish businesses remained after a year, the rest either shut down or Aryanised.
WHAT professions were Jewish people banned from in 1938?
- Doctors, dentists and lawyers (from treating/working for Aryans)
- Travelling salesmen
- Security guards
- Travel and estate agents
WHEN were Jewish people forced to change their names?
August 1938 - January 1939
