Nazi racial policies against non Jewish groups

• How did Nazi propaganda portray Slavs?

  As Untermenschen
• What was the purpose of the Nazi invasion of Slav countries in Eastern Europe?

  To acquire Lebensraum (living space) for the German people
• What happened to Germany's 26,000 gypsies after 1933?

  They were often arrested and sent to concentration camps
• What restrictions were placed on gypsies in 1938?

  They were banned from travelling in groups and put on a register
• What was the fate of gypsies in 1939?

  Orders were given to prepare them for deportation from Germany
• Why did the Nazis target homosexuals?

  They believed homosexuals spoiled the 'purity' of the German race
• What law was strengthened in 1935 against homosexuals?

  The law against homosexuality
• How many homosexuals were imprisoned in 1938?

  8,000
• How many homosexuals died in concentration camps?

  5,000
• How did the Nazis view people with disabilities?

  As a burden on society and weakening racial purity
• What was the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring passed in 1933?

  A law leading to the sterilization of people with disabilities or illnesses
• How many people were sterilized by 1939 under this law?

  400,000
• What was the T4 Programme initiated in 1939?

  A program ordering the killing of babies and children with severe disabilities
• How many children with disabilities were killed under the T4 Programme?

  Over 5,000