The Holocaust Flashcards
How did Nazi ideology lay the foundation for the systemic targeting of Jewish people and other minorities in the Holocaust?
When did Germany invade Poland, bringing 3 million more Jews under Nazi control?
September 1939
What were the ghettos like for Jews under Nazi control?
Overcrowded, cramped, lacking basic necessities, with minimal rations, intense cold, and diseases.
What happened in June 1941 that escalated Nazi actions against Jews?
Germany invaded Russia, and Hitler sent the Einsatzgruppen to murder Jews.
What was the Nazi “Final Solution”?
The plan to exterminate all Jews, finalised in 1942, involved death camps and gas chambers.
Where did Nazi leaders meet to plan the Final Solution?
Wannsee in Berlin
What was the Einsatzgruppen’s role in Operation Barbarossa?
They systematically shot Jews, killing tens of thousands.
How did Romania and Croatia contribute to the Nazi extermination efforts?
hey killed hundreds of thousands of Jews, Serbs, and Roma people.
Who was Odilo Globocnik, and what did he plan?
An SS police commander who created plans to kill Jews in sealed installations.
What method did the Nazis develop as a “clean” way to kill Jews?
Carbon monoxide exhaust in gas chambers.
When and where did the first experimental gassing occur?
September 3, 1941, at Auschwitz using Zyklon B gas.
What significant meeting took place on January 20, 1942, regarding the Final Solution?
The Wannsee Conference led by Reinhard Heydrich.
By the end of 1942, how many Jews were in death camps?
Millions of Jews from across Europe.
How many Jews were killed by the end of World War II?
Approximately 6 million.
