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Genocides in History
extra credit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is genocide? | The destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group. |
| Describe the stages of genocide | Classification, Symbolization, Dehumanization and Polarization, Discrimination and Persecution, Organization and Preparation, Extermination and Denial. |
| What is Classification? | The stage where people are divided into groups based on race, religion, ethnicity or identity. |
| Give an example of Classification during the Holocaust. | The Nuremberg Laws classified people as Jewish based on ancestry. |
| What is Symbolization? | The stage where symbols or labels are used to identify a targeted group. |
| Give an example of Symbolization during the Holocaust. | Jews were forced to wear the yellow Star of David. |
| What is Polarization? | The stage where propaganda and laws increase division between groups. |
| Give an example of Dehumanization and Polarization during the Holocaust. | Nazi propaganda compared Jews to rats and portrayed them as a threat to Germany. |
| What is Extermination? | The mass killing of members of a specific group. |
| What is Denial? | The stage where perpetrators hide evidence and deny responsibility. |
| How did the Nazis practice Denial? | They used coded language and destroyed evidence of mass murder. |
| What was the Holocaust? | The genocide carried out by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945 that killed about six million Jews. |
| Who led Nazi Germany during the Holocaust? | Adolf Hitler |
| Who were the main victims of the Holocaust? | Jews, Roma and Sinti, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and political dissidents. |
| Why did Hitler target Jews? | He blamed them for Germany's problems and believed they threatened racial purity. |
| What role did nationalism play in the Holocaust? | Nazi nationalism promoted loyalty to Germany and portrayed Jews and other groups as threats to the nation. |
| What role did racial/genetic superiority play in the Holocaust? | Nazis believed Aryans were genetically superior and used this belief to justify genocide. |
| What does anti-Semitic mean? | Showing prejudice or hostility to Jewish people. |
| What was Kristallnacht? | A violent attack on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues in 1938. |
| What was Ghettoization? | The forced relocation of Jews into overcrowded ghettos. |
| What was the Pink List? | Police records used to identify and arrest suspected gay men. |
| What was Paragraph 175? | A German law used to criminalize homosexuality. |
| What was the Wannsee Conference? | A 1942 meeting where Nazi officials coordinated the Final Solution. |
| What was the Final Solution? | The Nazi plan to systematically exterminate European Jews. |
| What was Zyklon B? | A poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers. |
| What were Model Camps? | Camps used to deceive outsiders into believing prisoners were treated well. |
| What was the Holodomor? | A man-made famine in Ukraine during 1932–1933 that caused millions of deaths. |
| Who caused the Holodomor? | Joseph Stalin and the Soviet government. |
| Why did Stalin cause the Holodomor? | To strengthen Soviet control over Ukraine and force collectivization. |
| How did Stalin cause the Holodomor? | By confiscating grain, enforcing collectivization, punishing resistance, and restricting movement. |
| What is a famine? | An extreme shortage of food that causes widespread starvation. |
| What was collectivization? | A Soviet policy that forced farmers to give up private land and join collective farms. |
| Who were the Kulaks? | Wealthier peasants who resisted collectivization and were targeted by Stalin. |
| What was the 5 Year Plan? | Stalin's economic program to rapidly industrialize the Soviet Union. |
| What role did propaganda play in the Holodomor? | The Soviet government used propaganda to justify policies and hide the famine. |
| Why is the Holodomor considered a genocide? | Because government policies deliberately caused mass starvation among Ukrainians. |
| Who were the Einsatzgruppen? | Mobile killing squads that carried out mass executions. |
| What symbol were Jews forced to wear? | The yellow Star of David. |
| What symbol identified gay men in concentration camps? | The Pink Triangle. |
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