The Holocaust Flashcards

1
Q

What was vilification?

A

Targeting Jews and harassment by society

Propaganda used by Nazis to make Germans fear Jews

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2
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What was discrimination?

A

Laws that deprived Jews of rights- Nuremburg Laws

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3
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What are examples of laws used to discriminated against Jews?

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Jewish doctors not allowed to treat German
Jewish kids not allowed in school
Jews not allowed to marry German
Citizenship revoked for Jews

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4
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What was separation?

A

Ghettoes and deporting Jews- separating them from society

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5
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What was extermination?

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Killing Jews in extermination camps

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6
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What were the 6 death camps?

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Chelmno, Bełzec, Auschwitz, Majdanek, Treldinka and Sobibor

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7
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What happened when the camps were liberated?

A

Allies were shocked by conditions and treatment
Many Jews died after liberation from eating too much food or from weakness/exhaustion
Many survivors moved to Israel

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8
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When was the Holocaust?

A

1933-1945

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9
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What were the Nuremburg Trials?

A

Military trials that prosecuted Nazis for war crimes

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10
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Who was Oskar Schindler?

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A member of the Nazi party who owned factories and employed Jews to save them from concentration camps

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11
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What was the aftermath of the Holocaust?

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Survivors recieved compensation from the government
State of Israel was set up
Entire towns in Europe were killed

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12
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How many people died in the Holocaust?

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11 million- 6 million Jews

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