Racial Policy And Nuremburg Laws Flashcards
What are some reasons why Hitler passed the Nuremberg laws?
Mein Kampf - they were a danger to the Volksgemeinschaft
Their presence in Germany would weaken the German race
German blood has to be kept pure and free from interbreeding
When was the boycott of Jewish shops?
1st April 1933
What was Hitler concerned about which led to the boycott of Jewish shops?
The random violence against Jews as it was unpopular with the general population
What did the SA begin to do in March 1933?
Began rampaging against Jewish businesses and people
What did Hitler do in attempts to rein in the violence against the jews?
Ordered a boycott of Jewish shops which SA agreed to
SA men stood outside Jewish businesses to discourage Germans from shopping
Unsuccessful and never extended beyond this day
When was the law for the Restoration Of The Civil Service passed?
April 1933
What did the Law For The Restoration Of The Civil Service do?
Removed 5% of so called alien-elements in the civil service
How was the Law For The Restoration Of The Civil Service limited?
President Hindenburg stooped the law from targeting any Jews who had fought in WW1 or had family who died in the war
When were the Nuremberg laws?
1935
Why were the Nuremberg laws passed?
By 1935, there was pressure within the party to remove Jews from citizenship
1935 - wave of SA attacks on Jews
Who opposed the Nuremberg laws?
Schacht - saw them as distasteful and worried about their effects in exports
What was made illegal by the Nuremberg laws?
Germans and Jews to be married or have sex
Due to the Nuremberg laws, who were the Jews banned from employing?
German women as domestic servants
Due to the Nuremberg laws, what could Jewish people not display?
The German flag
Because of the Nuremberg laws, what were the Jews no longer seen as?
German citizens but instead designated ‘subjects’
