Short Answers Flashcards
What emblem were Jews forced to wear at all times?
Star of David
Name one group that resisted against the Nazis
- The Swing kids
- The White Rose
- Edelweiss Pirates
- Warsaw Ghetto residents.
In what country were the majority of extermination camps located?
Poland
Name the conference that decided on the ‘Final Solution’
Wannsee conference
What organisation in Nazi Germany was responsible for running the concentration/extermination camps?
SS
In Jewish ghettos, what was the leading cause of death?
Diseases (e.g. typhoid)
The word that refers to the systematic killing of a racial or ethnic group.
Genocide
Name the laws passed by the Nazis, that slowly lead to Jews being dehumanised.
Nuremberg Laws
What is the abbreviation for the Nationalist Socialist German Workers’ Party?
NSDAP
While serving time in prison, Hitler wrote a book titles “Mein Kampf”. What is the English translation?
My struggle
Describe life in the ghettos (8)
- Overcrowdingead to diseases such as typhus spread quickly.
- Contagious disease spread rapidly
- Garbage and human waste was thrown into the streets.
- Starvation, they were only allowed to purchase small amounts of bread, potatoes and fat.
- Some residents smuggled food.
- Lacked adequate clothing and warmth in the Winter.
- Tens of thousands died from illness, starvation, or cold.
Purpose of concentration camps
- Forced labour under harsh conditions that usually resulted in death
- Await execution
How was the Final Solution organised? (7)
- Jews were rounded up and put into transit camps called ghettos
- All Jews in Ghettos were used as a cheap source of labour.
- Ghetto conditions were designed to be so bad that many would die, whilst the rest would be willing to leave these areas in hope of better conditions.
- Remaining Jews were to be shipped to ‘resettlement’ areas in the East on overcrowded trains.
- On arrival, Jews would go through a process called ‘selection’.
- Women, children, and sick were sent for ‘special treatment’ also known as showers.
- Young and fit would go through a process called ‘destruction through work’
How did the Holocaust end?
The Holocaust lasted for 12 years, until 1945. Starting as early as 1944, the Allies were advancing on the Germans finally and they began taking over their camps. In July 1944, Maidanek, a camp in Poland, was liberated by the Soviets. This was followed by many more liberations and takeovers as the Americans and other Allies slowly removed Hitler from power. In January 1945, Auschwitz was liberated. The liberation of this camp was a major milestone in the end of the Holocaust.
Where did survivors escape to?
By the end of the war, there were some 50,000 to 100,000 survivors that were living in occupied Europe. After the fall of Hitler, it rose to 200,000. They were emigrated to countries such as the US and NZ.
What did Hitler call himself?
The “Fuhrer” - a leader
When was Hitler elected chancellor and President?
Chancellor - 1933
President - 1934
When did the Holocaust take place?
1933-1945
What was the treaty that was signed at the end of WWI?
Treaty of Versailles.
How did the Swing Kids resist? (7)
- they were a a middle/upper class youth group
- They wore long hair, often checked English sports jackets, showy scarves.
- Nazis were scandalised by displays of Hollywood influence - German women had a pure beauty and kept their hair in Heidi braids.
- Used slang including English and Yiddish braids.
- Taste in music was offensive to Nazis
- They danced in an outrageous fashion.
- They defied Nazi youth culture until the end of war.
