undesirables Flashcards
what is the master race theory?
germans believed that they were destined for greatness, and to rule. people who helped were good, but people who were a burden needed to be eliminated.
what happened to the life unworthy of life?
- slander
- ostracized
- sterilised
- euthanised
which people were life unworthy of life
- Jews
- gypsies
- homeless
- juvenile delinquents
- disabled persons
how was the life unworthy of life slandered?
- labelled publically as a drag on society
- shift public opinion
how was the life unworthy of life ostracized and what does it mean?
- means excluded
- no jewish businesses
- no jews in the govornment
- jews and gypsies required to register as other
what does being sterilized mean and how was it used against the life unworthy of life?
it means to remove reproductive organs. the sterilization law authorized the sterilization of people with illnesses. over 7000 people sterilized, the law was easily abused because of loose wording
how were concentration camps used against the life unworthy of life?
they were sent there as prisoners and were forced to do labor, the ones built away from society continued the true horrors of concentration camps
specifically which of the ‘undesirables’ were euthanized
mentally and physically ill, even infants, children and teenagers.
similar to concentration camps, ____ camps were made to…
extermination camps were built specifically to kill efficiently, over 6 million jews were killed
