Holocaust Quizlet
What was the "Night of Broken Glass"?
-Invaded Jewish homes -Destroyed and broke into Jewish shops -Burned synagogues -91 people were murdered -Thousands were sent to concentration camps
What was the aftermath of "Night of Broken Glass" for children?
-Jewish children were no longer allowed to attend German public schools -children were not allowed to enter museums; made life hard for them
What did the Jim Crow Laws say?
-Separation laws between whites and blacks -Separation was routed from family -Trying to keep people apart -Still had their own religion tho
How was this night started/triggered?
-Started when a Jew shot a German diplomat when his father was deported: tried to get revenge on them - all the Germans got revenge back on the Jews during this night
What was the aftermath of "Night of Broken Glass" for adults?
-hundreds of Jewish people being killed and thousands sent to concentration camps -all Jewish roles in the government were eliminated -homes and families were moved to horrible areas of Germany located near railroads -were now required to wear the yellow star of David to be recognized as Jews; they were looked at like peasants or slaves
What were restrictions were included under the Nuremberg Laws?
-wouldn't have certain jobs (government or journalism) -took away their rights & land -did not allow Jewish children in public schools -deprived Jews of citizenship -banned German/Jew marriages -would not allow Jews to have German names -if you were related to any Jews, you were defined as Jewish
What was the result of this conference?
Because the US couldn't do much to help the Jews, not much was done at all
Name at least 4 Nazi targets besides the Jews. Why were they targets?
Communists, Journalists, Christians, and Blacks. The Communists, Journalists, and Christians were targets because they were seen as a threat to the German government. Black people were targeted because the Nazi's and Adolf Hitler believed they weren't part of the "perfect German race/society".
How did D-day affect the camps?
D-Day affected the camps because after it, concentration camps started killing up to 9,000 Jews per day. This was a record high amount of killings per day. Continuing after this event, evidence of the camps was quickly destroyed by Germans.
The problem of so many refugees caused what to happen?
Evian Conference
How did Hitler further isolate the Jews?
Hitler couldn't get all of the Jews out of Germany so he forced them to move to Ghettos
After invading Poland how did Hitler attempt to separate the undesirable citizens from the rest of the population?
Hitler separated the Jews from the rest of Germany by sending them all off to Concentration camps. If they were allowed to stay in Germany, those Jews were forced into Slavery to help the war effort. They also killed many Jews.
What was the favored solution to the "Jewish Problem"?
Immigration
Conditions for Jews got so bad that most of them wanted to escape, what happened when they tried to?
Jews tried to escape to other countries but Hitler ended up conquering so many territories that many had no choice but to stay in Germany
What was the first restriction put against Jews?
Jews were forced to wear the yellow star of David on any part of clothing to be identified as a Jew
What was the set of laws called that was similar to the Nuremberg Laws but passed during a different time period?
Jim Crow Laws
When and where did the Evian Conference occur?
July 7th, 1938 in France
What is another name for this night? (formal name)
Kristallnacht
How did Austria and Germany reply?
Most countries couldn't help because of economic reasons
Eventually, targeting Jews changed. How?
Nazi's eventually made targeting Jews a government policy, was enforced by the gov., more harsh
The second restriction put on Jews were a set of laws, what were they called?
Nuremberg Laws
What small efforts did the US make to help the Jews? Who did these?
Roosevelt called on neighboring countries to accept Austrian and German refugees
Why were some prisoners allowed to live longer than others?
Some prisoners were allowed to live longer than others because they were useful in working to help the German war effort. If Jews did not work hard enough or were not seen as useful, they were killed using the mass murder techniques.
What was the purpose for the Final Solution?
The purpose of the Final Solution was finally eliminate all Jews from any part of Europe. The Final Solution plans were used in concentration camps by killing Jews by mass murder.
What was the biggest Ghetto called?
Warsaw
Why was this night so important?
important because: this night marked the start of a real separation between the Jews and other Germans. The aftermath of this night changed Germany forever and practically removed all Jews.
What were Ghettos?
poor cities, designated for the Jews to live in
What was the Holocaust?
systematic (fixed plan) slaughter of Jews and other groups judged inferior by the Nazis (Adolf Hitler)
What was the "Jewish Problem"?
the idea that there were too many Jews & Germans didn't like them, solved by the Final Solution
How do discrimination laws relate to these other laws?
they include... -No homosexual marriage -Immigration Laws -It's hard to gain citizenship: it's unfair -Trying to keep people apart (similar)
Why did the Holocaust happen?
to create the perfect race: eliminate other races, such as the Jews
