Lesson 25: German workers how fair did their lives improve

• What did Germans believe would make them stronger?

  Removing "minority" groups
• How did the Nazis use science to support their beliefs?

  They manipulated science to validate existing beliefs
• What idea of Charles Darwin influenced many Europeans?

  'Survival of the Fittest'
• Why did the German people find Nazi racial ideas appealing?

  They sought hope after suffering and uncertainty
• Who did the German people blame for their problems?

  Minority groups, especially Jews
• What role did propaganda play in Nazi Germany?

  It spread Nazi racial ideas and policies
• What is eugenics and its relation to Darwin's theory?

  • Influenced by Darwin's 'Survival of the Fittest'
  • Teaches control over human strength
  • Advocates selecting 'best' parents for children
• What did eugenics aim to prevent?

  Inferior parents from having children
• What did the Nazis believe about the Aryan race?

  It was superior to all others
• What term did Nazis use for non-Aryans?

  Untermenschen or sub-human
• What was the Nazi view on the purity of the Aryan race?

  They wanted to keep it 'clean of germs'
• How were minority groups treated between 1933-1945?

  They faced persecution and medical experiments
• What was the purpose of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany?

  To search out and persecute minorities
• How many Gypsies were estimated to be in Germany?

  Approximately 26,000
• What happened to Gypsies in 1938?

  They were banned from groups in Germany
• What law was enacted in 1933 regarding disabled individuals?

  Law for the Prevention of Diseased Offspring
• What did the Nazis believe about physically and psychologically disabled individuals?

  They weakened the purity of the race
• What was the 14 Program initiated by the Nazis?

  To eliminate children with disabilities
• What did Hitler believe about Slavs and Poles?

  They were not part of the Master Race
• What was the Nazi concept of Lebensraum?

  Expanding living space for the Aryan race
• What does Untermenschen mean?

  Subhuman
• What does Lebensunwertes refer to?

  People unworthy of life
• What were the main minority groups targeted by the Nazis?

  • Jews
  • Gypsies
  • Physically and psychologically disabled
  • Slavs and Poles
  • Homosexuals