The Holocaust Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Holocaust?
A
The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide in which some six million European Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany.
2
Q
How many deaths occurred?
A
There were around 6,000,000–11,000,000 deaths
3
Q
When did it finish and end?
A
January 30, 1933-March 20, 1933
4
Q
Where was the first concentration camp placed?
A
March 1933 was the first concentration camp opened in Dachau.
5
Q
The star of David
A
On 23 November, 1939, Jewish people were ordered to wear the Star of David emblem on their clothes. This helped identify them more easily.
6
Q
Jewish children
A
Children defined by the Nazis as a ‘threat’ to German society. In 1938 Jewish children were expelled from German schools.
