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22 Cards in this Set
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word Hitler used to identify the German 'master race' |
Aryan |
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What was Kristallnact? |
Nazi attack on Jewish homes & businesses |
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What was Auschwitz? |
extermination/concentration camp |
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Hitler's first step in eliminating Jews? |
shot them on site |
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Reasons for hatred of Jews in Germany? |
blamed Jews for all Germany's problems, label Germans as the master race, make Jews seem like an undesirable race |
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Auschwitz is important to learn about because? |
it was so large and many were killed there |
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Goal of the final solution? |
protect the German 'master race' |
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All the following were used as part of the 'final solution'. |
labor camps, death camps, medical experiments, gas chambers |
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Those targeted in the final solution were? |
very young, very old, disabled, Jews, gypsies |
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What were the Nuremberg Laws? |
laws that restricted Jewish lives |
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Adolf Hitler held what initial position in Germany? |
chancellor |
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How did Hitler gain control in Germany? |
suspended all civil liberties, set up a secret police force, got rid of the German Constitution |
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What is genocide? |
systematic killing of one group |
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What is a choice-less choice? |
When your consequences are negative no matter what you do. |
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Why didn't the US help during the Holocaust? |
Americans were anti-Sematic, journalists were afraid to report on it, immigration limits |
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Main purpose of ghettos? |
to house Jews together while they waited for deportation |
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Purpose of the Hashed housing? |
for re-education of asocial families |
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What were the Nuremberg Trials? |
trials of ex-Nazi officials |
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Was A. Hitler charged with any crimes associated with the Holocaust? |
no, he committed suicide |
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When did the Holocaust take place? |
World War 2 (1939-1945) |
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How many people were killed in the Holocaust? |
approx. 6 million |
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Ways those prisoners were killed in the concentration camps? |
gas chambers, shootings, starvation |
