Persecuation Flashcards
Why were Jews persecuted by Hitler
Not seen as strong Aryan Germans
Blamed for ww1 Hyperinflation(1923) and wall street crash (1929)
Believed if Jews had children with Aryans, Germany would weaken
Some propaganda showed contradictory messages about Jews
Why would Jews been seen as both money greedy and communists appeal to people
Removing the would then be like killing two birds with one stone
Why were homosexuals persecuted by Hitler
Nazis believed Gay people were not normal and should be removed
Gay people wouldn’t be able to help Hitler increase population
What law did Hitler pass targeting homosexuals
Sterilisation law in July 1933
Only a few months after he came to power
Why were Gypsies persecuted by Hitler
What were they banned from doing
Seen as unclean and weaker race
Nuremberg law defined them by race
Marrying Germans
Why were ‘work shy’ persecuted by Hilter
Seen as lazy,weak and against Hitler’s strong, rich Germany
Accused of costing government money and burdensome with no benefits to society
Why were disabled people persecuted in Nazi Germany
Accused of costing money and burdening Aryans
Not in Aryan ideology and possibly could not serve ‘efficiently’ in future wars Germany expected
How did the Nazis get people to accept and encourage persecution of minorities
Propaganda made people believe the minority groups were a burden to them and the Germany they loved.
They saw negatives of them outweigh positives in society
Most welcomed the persecution, thought it would solve Germany’s problems
How did Jewish persecution escalate to Kristallnacht
1933 one day Boycott Jewish shops and services across Germany
1935 Nuremberg laws ban Jewish-Aryan marriage, relations. Jews are ‘subjects’ losing certain rights
1938 Jews had to register property (to confiscate) red J on passport required
Kristallnacht property destruction
What was Kristallnacht
1938 Nazis (dressed in normal clothes) destroyed synagogues, jewish homes and shops
What was the T4 programme
How many were killed
Euthanasia of disabled children
270,000 killed in six asylums
