The Holocaust Flashcards
how many Jews did the Nazis kill during the Holocaust
The Nazis killed about 6 million Jews during World War II
what was the Holocaust
the Holocaust was the deliberate Killing of millions of Jews and others by the Nazis before and during World War II
What caused the Holocaust
Nazi racial theories. Rise of Nazis too power Nazi propaganda. Failure of Évian Conference. Nazi Conquest of europe Concentration and extermination camps. Wannsee conference.
What were the Nazis strongly influenced by. What did they direct their hatred to and what was it called.
what laws did they pass what did other countries in Europe fail to do and what happened because of this
The Nazis were strongly influenced by racial ideas or racism
They directed their hatred towards the Jews (anti-semitism)
They passed harsh laws against them and also organised pogroms
other countries in Europe and outside failed to help the Jews causing many millions of them to be captured in World War II and most exterminated
Where were Jews sent when captured
Jews were rounded up and confined to ghettos or sent on cattle trains to concentration camps. in Warsaw ghetto, 400,000 jews were walled into a small area, many died of starvation and disease
What conference was held to organise the mass killings and what happened then to the jews
The onesie conference without organised the mass killings. 6 extermination camps were developed in Poland.
Jews were transported from countries under Nazi control to these camps for extermination.
the Jews were separated into different groups when they got to the camps
Where is the end of the war as the Nazis retreated who and what did they order the Jews to do
Towards the end of the War, as the Nazis retreated, Himmler ordered the Jews in camps were to be moved to the centre of Germany.
they were moved in what became known as the death marches
Arbeit Macht Frei
Meaning
Work sets you free
What were the consequences of the Holocaust
About 6 million Jews were killed
The Nuremberg war crimes trials were held to try nazi leaders for crimes committed during the holocaust
Jews after the war were displaced persons and the pressure to deal with Jewish emigration led to the foundation of israel in 1948.
