Reichskristallnacht

Question 1

Who was the German diplomat that was shot by a Jew in Paris

Answer 1

Ernst vom Rath

Question 2

When was Ernst vom Rath killed

Answer 2

9th November

Question 3

What was the Nazis retaliation to Rath’s death

Answer 3

National retaliation, Reichskristallnacht

Question 4

What is Reichskristallnacht also known as

Answer 4

The night of broken glass

Question 5

When was Reichskristallnacht

Answer 5

9th-10th November

Question 6

What happened to different property

Answer 6

Homes burnt, businesses looted and synagogues burned

Question 7

What happened to the people during Reichskristallnacht

Answer 7

Beaten, imprisoned, sent to concentration camps and killed

Question 8

How many Jews were sent to concentration camps

Answer 8

1000s

Question 9

What happened if people tried to fight back

Answer 9

They were punished with things such as 25 lashes

Question 10

What would happen if onlookers showed opposition

Answer 10

They would also be punished

Question 11

Who did Hitler give the order to sort things out too

Answer 11

Goering

Question 12

What did people view Reichskristallnacht as

Answer 12

Uncontrollable outburst of anti-Semitic feeling from the radicals

Question 13

Who were the people that carried out the attack mainly

Answer 13

SS and SA

Question 14

What were the SS and A instructed to wear

Answer 14

Not the uniform so they looked like random people were doing this and not the government

Question 15

How did Reichskristallnacht capitalise on Rath’s death

Answer 15

It was an excuse rather than a cause so they would not look bad

Question 16

Howe long did people believe it would last

Answer 16

Only a short period

Question 17

Why was Reichskristallnacht being on the anniversary of the Munich Putsch significant

Answer 17

As Goebbels aim was to mark the occasion with a special event, which occurred

Question 18

How many Jews were killed

Answer 18

91

Question 19

How many were injured

Answer 19

Thousands

Question 20

How much was the damage to the shops and businesses worth

Answer 20

Around a million marks

Question 21

How many Jews were placed in detentions

Answer 21

20,000 to 30,000

Question 22

How did the fire department play a role in Reichskristallnacht

Answer 22

hey just stood and watched, they only stepped in to make sure the fire did not spread to German owned properties

Question 23

What were the orders to the SS

Answer 23

Dont intervene

Question 24

How was the vandalism purely destructive

Answer 24

Nothing was gained from it

Question 25

How did Leipzig react

Answer 25

Crowds of people were benumbed and aghast

Question 26

What was Hamburgs reaction

Answer 26

Believed it to be terrible

Question 27

What was Berlins reaction

Answer 27

Everybody disagreed to some degree about the events that occurred

Question 28

Why did insurance companies not pay out the Jews

Answer 28

Goering prevented them in doing so

Question 29

What did the decree for the restoration of the street scene state

Answer 29

Jews had to pay for the cost of the repairs from the damage caused

Question 30

How much were the Jewish community to pay to cover the costs of the damage

Answer 30

1 billion marks

Question 31

When was the decree excluding Jews from German economic life

Answer 31

12th November 1933