The Holocaust (Year 9)

The Nuremberg laws canceled all the rights that Jews had in Germany, forbidding marriages between Jews and Germans and denying Jews the right to vote or be citizens of the Reich.

The laws reinforced the idea of Jews as a separate race, leading to the perception of Jews as different and a threat to the purity of German blood.

The surprise comes from the strict definition of a Jew based on ancestry, regardless of religious identity or practice.

<p>The witness statement and photos depict a horrifying scene of destruction, violence, and organized attacks on Jewish dwellings and businesses, showing the systematic smashing of shop windows and the use of violence by SS men and Storm Troopers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A completely burnt sacrificial offering.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It implies that the word 'holocaust' is an inappropriate term for the mass murder of the Jews.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Calamity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose was to segregate Jews, mark them for discrimination, and make it easier to identify and deport them to camps.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The impact was overcrowding, disease, starvation, and approximately 500,000 deaths due to disease and starvation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Nazis used this wording to deceive the Jewish inmates and create a false sense of hope and compliance, while in reality, it was a form of psychological manipulation and a cruel irony.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'Final Solution' was a code name for the murder of all the Jews of Europe, discussed in an organized and methodical way at the Wannsee Conference.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most of the surviving Jews were unable and unwilling to return to their pre-war homes in Europe due to violent anti-Semitism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Holocaust was a significant event because of the scale of destruction, the collaboration of European countries, and the indifference of the free world, including the turning away of the St. Louis ship carrying Jewish refugees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Holocaust happened recently, there are still survivors of it, and it could happen to any group. Additionally, it's important to remember to stop it from happening again and to honor the millions of victims.</p> Signup and view all the answers