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• What did Hitler and the Nazis believe about certain racial groups?


  They believed certain groups were inferior and threatened the purity of the Aryan race.
• Which groups were targeted for persecution by the Nazis?


  Slavs, gypsies, homosexuals, the disabled, and Jews.
• What was the Nazi racial philosophy regarding Aryans?


  Aryans were considered the master race, while other races were labeled as 'untermensch' (sub-human).
• What is eugenics as believed by Nazi scientists?


  Eugenics is the idea that people with disabilities or social problems were degenerates whose genes needed elimination.
• What was one of the methods used by the Nazis to keep the Aryan race pure?


  Sterilisation of the mentally and physically disabled.
• How many physically and mentally disabled Germans were killed between 1939 and 1941?


  Over 100,000.
• What technique was often used to kill victims during the euthanasia program?


  Gassing.
• Who were commonly rounded up and sent to concentration camps?


  Homosexuals, prostitutes, Jehovah's Witnesses, gypsies, alcoholics, pacifists, beggars, hooligans, and criminals.
• What percentage of Germany's gypsies died in concentration camps during World War Two?


  85 percent.
• Who was the group most heavily targeted for persecution by the Nazis?

  The Jews of Germany.
• What event marked a turning point in the persecution of Jews in 1938?

  Kristallnacht.
• What actions did the Nazis take against Jews in 1933?


  • Organised a boycott of Jewish businesses.
  • Publicly burnt books by Jewish authors.
  • Sacked Jewish civil servants, lawyers, and teachers.
  • Introduced race science lessons teaching Jews were sub-human.
• What did the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 do?


  • Stripped Jews of German citizenship.
  • Outlawed marriage and sexual relations between Jews and Germans.
  • Took away all civil and political rights from Jews.
• What restrictions were placed on Jews in 1938?


  • Jews could not be doctors.
  • Jews had to add the name Israel (men) or Sarah (women) to their name.
  • Jewish children were forbidden to go to school.
• What happened during Kristallnacht on November 9, 1938?


  The SS organised attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues.
• What restrictions were placed on Jews by 1939?


  Jews were forbidden to own a business or even a radio.
• How did many Jews perceive the events of Kristallnacht?


  As a turning point indicating their time in Germany was up.
• What was the Kindertransport?


  A scheme to evacuate Jewish children to Britain.
• What was the focus of the video regarding the Nazis' attitudes and policies?


  The video focuses on the Nazis' attitudes and policies towards minorities and Jewish people.
• Why does the video not cover the persecution of minorities during World War II?


  Because it focuses on policies up to the outbreak of World War II.
• What did the Nazis believe about the Aryan race?


  They believed the German Aryan race was superior to all other races.
• What immoral theory was popular at the beginning of the 20th century?

  Eugenics.
• What was the main idea behind eugenics?


  To improve society by encouraging the best parents to breed and preventing unsuitable parents from having children.
• How did the Nazis promote racial hygiene?


  By encouraging only the best parents from the best race to breed.
• What did Hitler write about race in his book Mein Kampf?


  He described the Aryan Germans as the master race and other races as sub-humans.
• What historical events contributed to the long-standing persecution of Jewish people in Europe?


  They were blamed for events like the Black Death and the Great Fire of London.
• Why did some Christians blame Jewish people for the execution of Christ?

  Because of historical tensions and religious differences.
• What group did the Nazis consider to be as bad as the Jewish people?

  The Roma (Gypsies).
• How were the Roma treated by the Nazis?


  They were often arrested and forced to live in camps.
• What was the estimated number of Roma in Germany during the Nazi regime?


  About 26,000.
• What laws were passed against gay men by the Nazis?


  Stricter laws were passed, leading to arrests and imprisonment in concentration camps.
• How many gay men were arrested by 1938?

  8,000.
• What was the fate of many gay men in concentration camps?


  They were often bullied, tortured, and many died.
• What law was passed in 1933 regarding people with disabilities?


  The law for the prevention of hereditary disease, which mandated sterilization.
• How many people were sterilized under the Nazi law for disabilities by 1939?

  Over 400,000.
• What was the T4 program initiated by the Nazis?


  A program that ordered the murder of babies with severe disabilities.
• How many children were murdered under the T4 program by the outbreak of World War II?


  5,000.
• How did Nazi propaganda portray Jewish people?


  As filth, vermin, evil, and scheming.
• When were Jewish people banned from working in the government?


  In April 1933.
• What were the Nuremberg Laws?


  Laws designed to make life nearly impossible for Jewish people and other minorities.