Source B

Question 1

What is the context of the source?

Answer 1

The context is the events of kristelnach in November 1938

Question 2

What does the source show?

Answer 2

The article shows that the treatment of Jews has changed and become more sinister and extreme

Question 3

What does the source portray?

Answer 3

It is scornful of the “spontaneous outburst of popular imindigation” at the murder of von arthritis, a German diplomat. It hints that this was in fact a state sponsored organisation or violence towards Jews. The violence had occurred without ‘police intervention and so hints at advanced warning following an inflammatory speech by goebells

Question 4

How should the source be treated?

Answer 4

Should be treated with caution but it is of value value an historian because it is an eyewitness report and reveals that a major turning point In the treatment of Jews had been reached.

Question 5

What clear change does the source mark?

Answer 5

Marks a clear change from the earlier haphazard practices practices the nazis efforts to humiliate and disposses Jews being unquestionable after kristellnacht

Question 6

What does the source say about goebeells?

Answer 6

Gormless was involved in a power struggle and he in order to curry favour with Hitler at the expanse of the Jews in order to remove them from German economic life