The persecution of minorities Flashcards
What were SS race farms?
SS men would have children with Aryan women
What was the 1935 Nuremburg laws?
Banned sexual relations between Aryans and non-aryans
What happened to mixed race children?
They were sterilised so they couldnt have any children
What is the order of hierarchy in the “sub-humans”
Slavs
Black people
Gypsies
Jews
What were the policies against Slavs?
Constantly reminded they were inferior, however there were not many policies directed at slavs
What was the pre-war policies against gypsies?
1933 onwards: gypsies sent to concentration camps
1938: if gypsies did not pass a medical test their German citizenship would be removed (these tests were designed so most failed)
What were the wartime poiicies towards Roma Gypsies
1939: Gypsies told they would be deported
1940: Deported to labour camps and Chelnau death camp
1942: Nazis ordered all Gypsies to be deported
By the end of the war, 85% of german gypsies were killed
Who were classed as “undesirables”
Disabled people, homosexuals, beggars, socialsits and trade unionists
What was the punishment for homosexuals, black people and prostitutes?
sent to concentration camps to treat their “disorder”
How many people were killed between 1939-41 by euthanasia
100,000 people secretly euthanised
Why was anti-semitism accepted in germany?
Jews were associated with communists
blamed for defeat in ww1 as they were very wealthy
How did Nazis make it difficult for Jews to work in Germany 1933
Boycott of Jewish businesses
-nazis drew yellow stars on their doors to stop people from going in
Jews who worked for the government were fired
By 1936 it was forbidden for jews to have professional jobs such as doctor or teacher
What were the two laws and what was their function under the Nuremberg laws?
The Reich Law on Citizenship
-jews could not be German citizens and lost their rights
The Reich Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour
-jews could not marry german citizens
What happened to jews 1938?
A “J” or “S” was stamped on their passports
Israel or Sarah was added to Jews’ names
had to carry identity with J stamp so they could be recognised
Jewish children banned from schools
What was Kristellnact (the night of the broken glass) and when was it?
1938:
Germans staged kristellnacht in response to a Jew assassinating a German ambassador in Paris.
The SS organised a series of attacks on Jewish communites (homes, shops (7.5k destroyed), synagogues)30k Jews sent to CC and 100 killed
This was the first time Jews had been physically harmed by the Nazis
