University:
Missouri State University
Course:
HST 356 | Nazi Germany
Academic year:

2022
Views:

492

Pages:

15
Author:

Kolten Khan

The Rise of Nazism:  1. How did the end of WWI leave Germany open to follow a man like Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party?  Propaganda didn’t prepare Germany for the defeat in WWI. They were punished by the Allies and were disarmed and forced to pay reparations to France and Britain. The new government (Weimar Republic) could not handle the depressed economy or the rampant lawlessness and disorder. The Rise of Nazism:  2. When did Hitler become the official leader of the Nazi Party?  In 1921 he became Führer. The Rise of Nazism:  3. What was Mein Kampf?  It means “My Struggle”. It is a book written by Hitler that details his radical ideas from German Nationalism, antisemitism, and anti-Bolshevism. It became the ideological base for the Nazi Party’s racist beliefs and murderous practices. The Rise of Nazism:  4. What reason did Hitler give for attempting to annihilate the Jewish people?  Claimed they “stabbed Germany in the back” during WWI. Blamed the Depression and problems on them. The Nuremberg Laws:   1. What are Aryans?  A person with blonde hair and blue eyes of German heritage The Nuremberg Laws:   List 3 restrictions placed on German Jews (Please include what they were required to carry as one):  They were excluded from Reich citizenship  They were prohibited from marrying Aryans  They were required to carry identification cards. The government added a red “J” on them and a Jewish middle name if their original one didn’t sound Jewish (“Israel”=males “Sara”=females) The Final Solution:   What was the Madagascar Plan?  Plan devised by the Nazis to ship all Jews under Nazi control to Madagascar (an island in the Indian Ocean) The Final Solution:   Why didn’t the process of emigration (leaving Germany) work for the Jews?  Many countries refused to accept Jewish refugees The Final Solution:   Describe how the Jews were transported to the death camps.  They were told they were being resettled for work. They were told to take clothes, blankets, shoes, eating utensils, a bowl, and some money. They were forced into railcars that were unheated, had no windows, and were sealed from the outside. Most had to stand because more than 120 people were in each car. No water or sanitary facilities. Many froze or suffocated. The Final Solution:   Who was in charge of transporting the Jews to death camps?  Adolf Eichmann masterminded the plan. The Concentration Camps:   Describe the living condition at any of the concentration camps.  Brick and wooden barracks with several hundred people in them. No true heating or sanitary facilities. Damp, leaky roof and foul straw and straw mattresses. Swarmed with vermin and rats. Shortage of water and suitable sanitary facilities. The Concentration Camps:   Forced labor is part of the concentration camps. How many hours are the prisoners forced to work each day?  Minimum 11 hours The Concentration Camps:   Describe the food given each day to a prisoner at Auschwitz.  Very little: Three meals a day (morning, noon, and evening)  Less physical labor= 1,300 calories a day  More physical labor= 1,700 calories a day The Concentration Camps:   How many people eventually lost their lives at Auschwitz?  1.1 million people out of the 1.3 million who were there

Anne Frank Webquest

Related Documents

Recommended Documents

Description

Related Documents

Free up your schedule!

Take 5 seconds to unlock