nazi propaganda was aimed at promoting nazi's ideals and goals
nazis are great, and jews are the cause of all their problems
hilter talked about how strong nazis were
joseph gubbels- very skinny
The Holocaust
the genocide of approximately six million europen jews during WWII
a program of systematic state sponsered extermination by Nazi Germany throughout Nazi-occupied territory
the total number of holocaust victims would be between 11 million and 17 million people.
some think the definition should include the Nazis genocide of millions of pople in other groups from germany
who was inferior according to hitler
jews- 6 million
gypsies
mentally/physically handicapped pepple
slavic people
poles- 2.5 million
homosexuals- 5-15 thousand
communsists/socialists
dark skinned people
mixed races
twins
Jehovah's Witnesses
communists were the first people that went into the concentration camps
Aryan Race
misused by the nazis to mean a so called master race that originated around Germany
perfect aryan race was blonde, blue eyed tall and muscular
the orginal term refers to people speaking a indo-european dialect
lebensborn-fount of life
the program aimed to promote the growth of superior aryan populations by providing excellent health care and living conditions to women and by restricting access to those deemed fit
houses were set up throughout germany and many occupied territories
many lebensborn children were born to unwed mothers which helped lead to many rumors of rape
contrary to widespread rumors, women were not forced to have relations with Aryan Germans
Hitlers Jewish Question- 1933
nazis "temporarily" suspend civil liablilties for all citizens in 1933-never restored
the nazis set up the first concentration camp at Dachau in 1933. The first inmates are 200 communists
Jews are prohibited from working as vicil servants, doctors in the national health service, and teachers in public high schools. All but few Jewish students are banned from public high schools and colleges.
Nuremburg Laws- 1935
1.took away german citizenship from jews thus making jews second class citizens by removing their basic civil rights
2. established memership in the jewish race as being anyone who either considered themselves jewish or had three or four jewish grandparents. People with one or two Jewish grandparents were considered to be mixed race. Eventually anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent was at risk in Nazi Germany
3. Jews could only marry Jews
4. No sexual relations between non jewish germans and jews
1936
nazis boycott jewish owned businesses
Kristallnacht-1938 "Night of the Broken Glass"
on the nights of november 9 and 10 1938 gangs of nazi youth roamed through jewish neighborhoods breaking windows of jewish businesses and homes burinig Synagogues and looting
jews were physically attacked and beaten and 91 people died in the attack
it wasnt about the killing it was about destroying their way of life
1938
all jewish children were expelled from public schools in germany and austria
nazi take control of jewish owned businesses
1939
hilter orders the systematic murder of mentally and physically disabled in germany and austria
jews are required to wear armbands or yellow stars
1940
nazis begin deporting german jews to poland
jews are forced into ghettos
nazis begin the first mass murder of jews in poland
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