History of the Holocaust Unit 7 Quiz Notes

The environment in Bergen-Belsen has deteriorated rapidly in the past few days. Bodies of prisoners who have died are just lying where they fell. Many of them have died of typhus and dysentery so the guards don't plan to go near them. They grab Hans, who is wearing a pink triangle on his uniform. Hans is told to pick up the dead bodies and arrange them in a pile out of the way. The guards sneer at him, calling him a '175-er.' Hans gets to the terrible job of trying to move the bloated corpses, even though he is almost a skeleton himself. Hans has little hope of leaving the camp alive, especially now that he is touching bodies full of typhus. Somehow, Hans manages to survive. Later, he writes a book detailing his time as a prisoner of Bergen-Belsen. Which chapter would you MOST likely expect to find in Hans' book?

"Incarcerated Without a Trial"

Wilhelm and his little brother are extremely excited to see their new home. The German official who sent for them on behalf of their father, a German businessman, points to a two-story farmhouse in the distance. Wilhelm wonders if he will have his own room and if it will have furniture already. As the car comes to a stop, the two boys race up to the door. They ignore the family photos on the wall as they rush up the stairway, eager to claim their bedrooms. Wilhelm hears his mother timidly ask the official, "Is this house really ours now?" Which reply does Wilhelm MOST likely hear the official give?

"Yes, madam, for this is part of Generalplan Ost."

Maria is overcome with grief because her husband, Hedgwick, was called to his office in the Polish Ministry a few days ago and has not returned. She has heard that the Nazis gathered all political officials, as well as college professors and even Catholic priests. Maria does not want to believe that Hedgwick is dead, but her instincts tell her otherwise. Later, Maria will most likely learn that Hedgwick was shot as part of what Nazi operation?

AB-Aktion

Which Nazi concentration camp was known for having a huge population of Roma?

Auschwitz-Birkenau

Which Nazi official would have qualified to be arrested under Section 175?

Ernst Roehm

Felix had changed his name from Fennix when he decided to convert to Protestantism and open a butcher shop. He was well known in the small German town he lived in. Felix and his family attended church services along with everyone else. They had a modest house not far from the butcher shop. Still, when the Nazis came looking for Roma, it was easy for them to spot Felix. How were they MOST likely able to tell that Felix was not ethnically German?

Felix had dark skin that identified him.

Jardani is a Sinti who has been swept up in the Nazi raids. He is transferred to a concentration camp, along with other Romani. Jardani feels that no one understands what is happening and decides to petition for help. Since Jardani is Sinti, who would he MOST likely ask for help?

He might reach out to the Catholic bishop.

Because he has suffered from bouts of schizophrenia his entire adult life, Wilhelm's family has entrusted his care to a facility in Düsseldorf. Wilhelm has become used to his room and the nurses on the staff. Suddenly, a special bus arrives. Wilhelm and other residents of the facility are told to get on the bus for a special ride. Wilhelm does not like the bus because it does not have any windows. When the bus arrives at its destination, what will MOST likely happen to Wilhelm?

He will be killed upon arrival at the next facility.

Even though the idea was that asocials were being imprisoned to help reeducate them so that they could return as contributing members of society, why was that plan ultimately abandoned?

Nazis decided they were of no benefit to the state.The environment in Bergen-Belsen has deteriorated rapidly in the past few days.

How is the experience of German citizens after the First World War related to Nazi propaganda that labeled disabled as "useless eaters"?

The Nazis took advantage of people's fear of starvation by saying that disabled took food but did not contribute.

How did prejudices already present against the Romani people allow the Nazis access to records of Roma living in Germany?

There was required registration of Romani from 1918-1933.

In the 1930s, concentration camps within Germany were filling with political prisoners. At that time, what was the ultimate plan for these prisoners?

They were to be rehabilitated because they were racially valuable.

As Kuba sees the residents of his little town rounded up and forced into trains to be sent for labor in the camps, he wonders what the Nazis plan to do with the farms and homes that are left behind. The Nazi officer who orders Kuba to line up tells him not to worry. He says that the residents' property will be waiting for them after they serve their time. What is the truth about the homes of Kuba and his Polish companions?

They will be given to German families to settle Poland.

Parents were unaware of the euthanasia of their children.

True

As Nazis worked their way through newly conquered lands, many residents were shot or forced into camps in order to clear the land. Some were allowed to stay, with the idea that they could be good candidates for Germanization. Which person would MOST likely be allowed to continue living in their home?

Vaike, 32-year-old primary school teacher from Estonia close