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Path to Genocide
About Hitler
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Between what dates did World War 1 begin and end? | 1914-1918 |
| After the end of World War 1, what did it become know as? | The war to end all wars |
| True or False: This was the first time poison gas had ever been used during warfare. | True |
| How much of Germany's territory was reduced after World War 1? | 13% |
| What was Germany's new government system? | Democratic |
| What was Germany's old government system? | Authoritarian |
| What created further economic problems for Germany and the rest of the world in 1929? | The German Bank System collapsed |
| During the 1930s, what were two things women were doing in Germany that they had not ever had to opportunity or been allowed to do prior? | Women could vote and work outside of homes |
| Who wrote "Mein Kampf"? | Adolf Hitler |
| When the Germans held their election in the 1930s did Adolf Hitler win election? | No |
| What government position was Adolf Hitler offered? | Chancellor |
| Who did the Nazis blame for the fire that burned down the Parliament building? | Communists |
| What did the Nazis use the fire that burned down the Parliament building as an excuse to do? | Sign a law to gain immediate power |
| Who was Joseph Goebbles? | Nazi Propaganda Chief |
| What were the S.A? | Adolf Hitlers "Storm Troopers" |
| After death of the president, what was Adolf Hitler's new title? | Fuhrer and Chancellor |
| What strategies did Hitler use to boost the economy? list at least two | Helped people get jobs; Advanced Millitary |
| Why did the German citizens overlook the strict decrease which were obviously meant to be discriminatory? | They were in debt and needed money |
| What was the purpose of the new race laws? | So the "Superior" race could rule |
| Starting in 1933 what happened to the Jewish's rights in Germany? | Gradually decreases and were excluded from education |
| By what year had the Jewish people been isolated from the rest of the German public? | 1938 |
| What were some of the ways that the Jewish people were segregated from the rest of society list at least three. | Can't buy from Jewish; Different schools; Jewish had to label stores. |
| What is anti-Semitism? | Hatred and discrimination against Jews |
| What country did the Nazis invade in 1938? | Austria |
| On November 9, 1938 the Kristallnacht occurred. explain the damage the SA, SS, and Hitler's Youth did. | Destroyed Jewish shops |
| After the Kristallnacht, many Jewish people were sent to concentration camps under what circumstance were they released? | Agreed to Immigrate |
| October 1938 what were Jewish people required to surrender so that a "J" could be put on it? | Old Passport |
| Since Jewish people had all of their property and money that they might have in savings frozen, they were unable to afford to leave Germany. What did many families do in order to save their children from persecution? | Sent children alone to safer countries |
| In what year did the Germans invade Prague, Czechoslovakia? | 1939 |
| By June of 1941, Germany occupied most of Europe except for ______________, which they promptly invaded. | Soviet Union/Russia |
| What was the purpose of moving Jewish people into ghettos when the Germans invaded cities? | To keep them in the equivalence of a "Jail" |
| What were the conditions like in the ghettos? | Like jail; Packed; Jews beat and killed |
| In 1941 the Final Solution was authorized by the Germans. What was the point of the Final Solution? | To kill all Jews |
| In what year did the Allied soldiers first begin liberating people from the concentration camps? | 1945 |
| What is the purpose of Genocide | To wipe all of one specific race out. |