the holocaust- genocide of jews during ww2
about 2/3 of the jews in europe were killed during the holocaust
many other people died too; although it was aimed at the jews
6 million jews; 12 million total
hitler also didn't like communists, poles, dark skinned peopl, slavic people, gypsies, mentally and physically handicapped people, mixed races, homosexuals, political opponents, and jehovah's witness
the aryan race- refers to a people speaking a indo-european dialect
perfect aryan was blonde, blue-eyed, tall, and muscular
master race that originated around germany
lebensborn- fount of life
aryan men hook up with aryan women to reproduce and have more blonde hair, blue-eyed babies
lebensraum- living space in russia; hitler wanted his aryan race to go there
hitler took babysteps prior to the holocaust
1933- nazis suspend liberties for all citizens
1933- concentration camps are set up; first inmates are 200 communists
1933- jews are forbidden from working as civil servants, doctors, teachers
1935- nuremburg laws
took away german citizenship from jews thus making them second class citizens removing their basic rights
established membership in the jewish race as being anyone who considered themselves jewish or had close jewish ancestory
jews could only marry jewss
no sexual relations between non-jewish germans and jews
1936- nazis boycott jewish-owned businesses
1938- kristallnacht; "night of the broken glass"
november 9 and 10, 1938 nazis go into jewish neighborhoods breaking windows of jewish businesses and homes, burning down synagogues and looting
goal was destroying their culture
1938- all jewish children are expelled from public schools
nazis took control of jewish-owned business
1939- hitler orders the systematic murder of the mentally and physically disabled in germany and austria
jews are required to wear armbands or yellow stars
1940- nazis deport german jews to poland
jews are forced into ghettos
nazis begin the first mass murder of jews in poland
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