The Final Solution Flashcards
What was the final solution
The cleansing of Europe of the Jewish problem
What kind of attititude did the nazis show towards the Jews
Degrading, talking in a cold manner, emotionless, talking about them as if they were virmin and needed to be exterminated and uncaring
What words did the nazis use in the clips to describe the Jewish people
Expire Free Europe from Jewish stranglehold Stupid Expunged from society Purge them Aniolate them Tribe meaning inferior Uneducated Subhuman Arrogant Self-obsessed
What words did the Germans use to describe the final solution
Death is the best form of sterilisation and desire to make the race pure
Do you think anyone could have opposed to what was being said
No as many would have been seen as opposition and put in concentration camps and also it was secret so no one knew about it
When was the final solution discussed and where
In January 1942 when most of Europe and much of Russia was under nazi rule, 15 leading nazis met for a secret conference in Wannsee
What is Wannsee
A suburb of Berlin
What they discuss during this secret meeting
What they called the final solution of the Jewish problem
What did the final solution mean after the conference
Meant the complete extermination of all Jews in Europe
When were extermination facilities established in Auschwitz
June 1941
By June 1941, 3 other camps were also already in Poland, what were they
Belzec, treblinka and Wolsek
What steps did nazis take to prevent Jewish people realising what what going to happen to them when they arrived at the extermination camps
As some sent pretty postcards from the camp, signed by family, stating they are doing well, that they have work and are well treated. The next reason was when they entered the gas chamber they thought they were going for a bath, also extermination camps were kept a secret and many were too scared to stand up to it all
People who asked what was happening at the camps were told what
That the extermination camps were flash rumours spread by the British
