Lesson 26: racial policies towards minority groups

• Who were considered 'minority' groups in Nazi Germany?

  Jews, Black, Roma/Gypsies, Homosexual, Disabled
• What did eugenicists believe about races?

  Some races were strong and better than others
• What is Aryanism?

  The belief in 'pure' German blood
• What does Social Darwinism advocate?

  Improving race by selecting the 'best' to breed
• What is citizenship?

  A right to live in a country
• What is a hereditary disease?

  A disease passed on through the family
• How did the German people view Darwin's theories?

  They idolized the 'Nazi race' and blamed others
• Why were minority groups easy scapegoats for the German people?

  They were blamed for the country's problems
• What role did propaganda play in Nazi Germany?

  It spread Nazi ideas and policies widely
• What did the Nazis believe about the Aryan race?

  It was superior and better than all others
• What term did Nazis use for Asocials and Roma?

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

  It should not be spoiled by inferior races
• What did the Nazis believe about homosexuals in 1933?

  They viewed them as dangerous
• What was the Nuremberg Law of 1935?

  It banned Jews from marrying anyone
• What was created in 1936 to combat homosexuality?

  The Reich Central Office for Combating Homosexuality
• What happened to 100,000 men rounded up by the Reich Central Office?

  5,000 were imprisoned, some sent to camps
• How were the Roma viewed historically?

  As a constant feature throughout the Roman Empire
• What did the Nazis believe about disabled individuals?

  They were a burden on society
• What law was enacted in 1911 regarding disabled individuals?

  Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring
• How many were sterilized by 1937 due to disabilities?

  400,000 individuals were sterilized
• What was the Nazi view on children with disabilities?

  They believed such children should be killed
• Who were considered anti-socials by the Nazis?

  Criminals, prisoners, and prostitutes
• What does Lebensraum mean?

  Living space for the Aryan race
• What does Untermenschen mean?

  Sub-human, not Aryan
• How did Hitler view Slavs?

  He believed they were not part of the Master Race
• What was the fate of Slavs under Nazi rule?

  They were concentrated in camps and arrested
• How were Slavs treated compared to minority groups?

  They were not targeted as much as minorities