Summary 9 - Nazi policies towards Roma and Sinti Flashcards
1
Q
How many Roma and Sinti people were there in Germany?
A
30,000
2
Q
When did the Nazis increase the level of persecution against the Roma and Sinti people?
A
After 1935
3
Q
When were the Nuremburg Laws applied to ‘gypsies’?
A
In 1935
4
Q
What was established in 1936 which led to the increased persecution of the Roma and Sinti people?
A
The Central Office for the Fight against the Gypsy Nuisance was established to identify and classify gypsies.
5
Q
Why were Part- Gypsies also identified as Mischling or ‘mongrels’?
A
They represented a threat to racial purity as they were integrated into German society.
6
Q
When were gypsies sent to camps and later expelled to Poland?
A
In 1939
