persecution of minorities

• What did Nazi racial philosophy teach about Aryans?

  Aryans were considered the master race
• How did the Nazis classify other races?

  Some races were classified as unfermensch (sub-human)
• What is eugenics in the context of Nazi beliefs?

  Eugenics is the idea that people with disabilities or social problems were degenerates
• What policies did the Nazis pursue regarding eugenics?

  The Nazis pursued eugenics policies vigorously
• What were the methods of persecution used by the Nazis to maintain Aryan purity?

  • Sterilisation of groups deemed unfit
  • Euthanasia of physically and mentally disabled individuals
• Who was sterilised under Nazi policies?

  The mentally and physically disabled, including the deaf
• How many physically and mentally disabled Germans were killed between 1939 and 1941?

  Over 200,000
• What method was commonly used to kill victims in the euthanasia program?

  Victims were often gassed
• Who were rounded up and sent to concentration camps by the Nazis?

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

  85 percent
• Who were the primary targets of Nazi persecution?

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

  Kristallnacht in November 1938
• What actions did the Nazis take against Jewish businesses in 1933?

  They organized a boycott of Jewish businesses
• What happened to books by Jewish authors in 1933?

  They were publicly burnt
• What were the Nuremberg Laws?

  They formalized anti-Semitism by stripping Jews of citizenship and rights
• What restrictions were placed on Jews in 1938?

  Jews could not be doctors and had to add names Israel or Sarah
• What was Kristallnacht?

  Organized attacks on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues
• What happened to Jews by the outbreak of World War Two in September 1939?

  They were stateless and severely restricted in employment
• How did the Nazis view Slavs?

  They described them as Untermensch (sub-human)
• What was the Nazi foreign policy towards Slav countries like Russia?

  The Nazis wanted to invade Slav countries for Lebensraum
• How many Roma were in Germany in the early 1930s?

  Around 26,000
• Why did the Nazis target the Roma population?

  They believed Roma did not work enough or contribute enough taxes
• What happened to Roma in Berlin before the 1936 Olympics?

  They were arrested and moved to Berlin Marzahn concentration camp
• How did the Nazis view homosexuals?

  They believed homosexuals lowered moral standards
• What happened to laws against homosexuals after 1935?

  They became more severe
• How many German homosexuals died in concentration camps?

  Around 5,000
• What was the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring?

  It made sterilisation compulsory for people with disabilities
• How many babies and children with severe disabilities were killed as part of the T4 Programme?

  Around 5,000
• What were the main policies of the Nazis towards minorities in Germany?

  • Persecution of various minorities to prevent reproduction
  • Targeting of people with disabilities
  • Strengthening the state through eugenics and racial hygiene
• What were the key aspects of Nazi beliefs regarding race and how did they influence their policies?

  • Aryans as the master race
  • Untermensch classification for other races
  • Eugenics aimed at eliminating 'degenerates'
  • Policies of sterilisation and euthanasia