What Was German Occupations Like In Western Countries? Flashcards
What were experiences of government like?
Point: they got to keep some of their government structure
Evidence: Netherlands got to keep civil servants
Analysis: this is because western countries were seen as below but close to aryans in the nazi racial hierarchy. This meant that for the Netherlands it may have been a better experience than eastern countries because they got to keep their civil servant so could still decide things themselves.
What was the experience of culture western countries?
Point: nazis left their culture alone
Evidence: Dutch education system unchanged
Analysis: this shows nazis were allowing their culture to stay the same navies they allowed Dutch children to be educated the way Dutch people wanted them to and therefore their culture would’ve gone relatively unchanged.
What was the experience of racial policy in western countries?
Point: Jews suffered while non Jews were left majorly alone.
Evidence: Jews suffered the same as in the east however non Jewish people got left alone because they were seen as similar to the Germans.
Analysis: Jews everywhere were persecuted however Western Europeans were left largely alone while eastern wee killed on mass like Jews in many cases (3.5 million non Jewish Poles killed)
Who were key individuals?
Point: some collaborated while some resisted
Evidence: Chanel was suspected nazi spy while Andre Trocme hid Jews.
Analysis: some like Chanel collaborated because they saw the benefits of it because they would be unaffected if the did while other like Trocme risked their lives to help others showing a real mix of people.
