The Holocaust

Question 1

3 reasons Nazis hated Jews

Answer 1

1. Hitler thought the Jews where very greedy.
2. He blamed them for the German loss of WW1 and the treaty of Versailles.
3. He believed communism was a Jewish conspiracy theory to take over the world.

Question 2

How was Nuremberg laws connected to Nazi persecution of Jews?

Answer 2

(1935) the Nuremberg laws. Reich Citizenship law and the law for protection of German Blood and Honour

Question 3

How was Dachau connected to Nazi persecution of Jews?

Answer 3

(1933)It was the first concentration camp set up

Question 4

How was the night of broken glass connected to Nazi persecution of Jews?

Answer 4

(1938) destruction of Jewish property. 91 Jews killed and 20,000 sent to concentration camp

Question 5

How was Zyklon B connected to Nazi persecution of Jews?

Answer 5

Zyklon B was the poison gas pellets that the Germans used in the gas chambers

Question 6

How was Kanada section connected to Nazi persecution of Jews?

Answer 6

Kanada section was the buildings that were used to store the stolen belongings of prisoners, Mostly Jews who had been sent to the gas chamber on arrival

Question 7

What is Arbeit Macht frei

Answer 7

It means work will set you free and it was written on the front gate of Auschwitz.

Question 8

What was the Wannsee conference

Answer 8

(1942) The Wannsee conference was a conference to find the solution to the Jewish problem.The solution was the Holocaust

Question 9

What were cattle wagons used for

Answer 9

Cattle wagons were used to transport the Jews to the concentration camps. Some people died on route Because of the conditions there was mass overcrowding (50 to 60 a car) , no light, Lidl or no food and the toilets consisted of a bucket

Question 10

Anti-semitism

Answer 10

Hostility, prejudice or discrimination against the Jewish community

Question 11

Percentage of full Jewish citizens living in Germany

Answer 11

80%

Question 12

What does the Holocaust mean?

Answer 12

It means complete destruction by fire

Question 13

What was the final solution

Answer 13

The final solution to the Jewish problem with mass gassing and burning of over 6 million Jews and death camps such as Auschwitz from 1942 to 1945

Question 14

5 groups who were persecuted by the Nazis in their concentration and extermination camps.

Answer 14

Jews, Polish people, gypsies, pacifists, criminals

Question 15

What were the Nuremberg Trials and what was unique about them?

Answer 15

they were a series of military tribunals held following World War II by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war.

Question 16

What year was the Nuremberg laws?

Answer 16

1935

Question 17

What year was the Wannsee Conference

Answer 17

1942

Question 18

What year was the night of the broken glass

Answer 18

1938

Question 19

What year was the Liberation of Auschwitz

Answer 19

1945

Question 20

What year was the opening of Dachau

Answer 20

1933

Question 21

What year was the Boycott of Jewish shops

Answer 21

1933