The Holocaust Flashcards
1
Q
What are Aryans?
A
New racial order proposed by the Nazis
- considered the “master race”
- all other races were considered inferior
2
Q
Nuremberg Trials
A
Only affected Jews living in Germany
- Deprived rights of of German citizenship
- Prohibited marriage to non-Jewish people
- Limited the kinds of work they could do
3
Q
Pogroms
A
Most common form of anti-Semetism
- violent riots launched against Jews
- Frequently encouraged by the government
4
Q
Kristallnacht “night of broken glass”
A
Marked a major increase of Jewish persecution by the Nazis
-Jewish buildings, homes, businesses, & synagogues were destroyed and 100 Jews killed
5
Q
3 phases of Hitlers solution to get rid of Jews
A
- Deportation
* Placement in ghettos; concentration camps
6
Q
Ghettos
A
City neighborhoods which that European Jews were forced to live in.
-sealed off with barbed wire and stone walls
7
Q
“Final solution”
A
Hitlers program of systemically killing the entire Jewish people
8
Q
Results
A
- 6 million Jews died
- 5 million other sub humans died
9
Q
Why did the Germans not like the Jews?
A
- they blamed Jews for defeat of WWI
- Anti-Semitism spread through Germany and Europe
- Hitler and the Nazis made targeting the Jews government policy
