👨‍👩‍👧4.4 Minorities and Persecution

Question 1

Q1: What happened during the 1933 boycott of Jewish shops?

Answer 1

A1: The Nazis organised a national boycott of Jewish businesses, aiming to isolate Jews economically and socially.

Question 2

Q2: What were the Nuremberg Laws (1935)?

Answer 2

A2: Two key laws:

Reich Citizenship Law: Jews lost German citizenship.

Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honour: Banned marriage or relationships between Jews and Aryans.

Question 3

Q3: What was Kristallnacht (1938)?

Answer 3

A3: A state-organised attack on Jewish homes, synagogues, and businesses — over 100 Jews killed, 30,000 arrested, and thousands of properties destroyed.

Question 4

Q4: How were Roma people (Gypsies) treated under the Nazis?

Answer 4

A4: They were seen as racially inferior and were arrested, sterilised, and eventually murdered in concentration camps.

Question 5

Q5: What was the T4 programme?

Answer 5

A5: A secret Nazi policy to kill disabled people (adults and children) by gas or injection, as they were seen as a “burden” on society.

Question 6

Q6: How were homosexuals treated by the Nazis?

Answer 6

A6: Homosexuality was criminalised; many were imprisoned or sent to concentration camps, where they were marked with pink triangles.