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Nazi Rule: Hitler Comes to Power
1) What was the name of the weak government of Germany created after World War I?
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2) To which levels or members of German society did the Nazi Party of Adolf Hitler appeal?
2) To which levels or members of German society did the Nazi Party of Adolf Hitler appeal?
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3) The USHMM website states that tens of thousands of young, unemployed German men
were "lured by the wages, a feeling of comradeship, and the striking uniforms," to join
which organization within the Nazi Party? Give both the English and German terms.
were "lured by the wages, a feeling of comradeship, and the striking uniforms," to join
which organization within the Nazi Party? Give both the English and German terms.
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4) What did these "auxiliary policemen" do to those who opposed the Nazi regime?
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5) What was the name of the Protective Squad that began as a special guard for Adolph
Hitler and other party leaders? Describe their role in the affairs of the Nazi Party.
Hitler and other party leaders? Describe their role in the affairs of the Nazi Party.
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6) What was Hitler's term for the "master race?" Describe this type of person.
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7) Other than Jews, what types of German citizens were victims of Nazi racial ideology?
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8) Define anti-Semitism. How far does it go back? What does the term pogrom mean? In what other nations were Jews treated as scapegoats?
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The Jews In Germany
9) How many Jews lived in Germany at the time of the 1933 census? How many of these Jews were German citizens? How were the remaining German Jews classified?
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The Nuremberg Laws
10) How did the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 classify people in Germany as Jewish (by what standard did the government judge if a person was Jewish)?
10) How did the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 classify people in Germany as Jewish (by what standard did the government judge if a person was Jewish)?
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11) How did the Nazi government identify Jews within the society of Germans in general?
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See this artifact for a visual of the answer above: http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/beyond-the-pale/images/47-4.jpg
Artifact about the Jews in Germany: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/00/3a/29/003a29eabbb40e10f413282371cbfdd8.jpg
12) View the artifacts found by way of the link above. What do these tell us about the Nazi German view of Jews?
12) View the artifacts found by way of the link above. What do these tell us about the Nazi German view of Jews?
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13) How did the Storm Troopers carry out the boycott of Jewish businesses on April 1, 1933.
Even though the boycott was not very successful, tell why it was important.
Even though the boycott was not very successful, tell why it was important.
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German Occupied Europe
14) Which European nation was treated the harshest under German rule? Give two examples
of the type of rule Germany placed on that nation. Which nation was treated the easiest?
14) Which European nation was treated the harshest under German rule? Give two examples
of the type of rule Germany placed on that nation. Which nation was treated the easiest?
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15) Tell what happened on the night of November 9, 1938. What caused the violence?
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What happened on November 12th, after the violence?
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19) What was the goal of the "final solution?" What is the definition of the term "genocide?"
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20) Describe the two major stages of the Nazi plan to carry out the "final solution."
How many Jews were gassed in extermination camps?
How many Jews were gassed in extermination camps?
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21) What were the einsatzgruppen? What methods did they use most often to carry out their activities? In what nation did they operate?
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22) In what city was the largest of the Jewish "residential quarters" found? How many ghettos existed in all of the occupied territories?
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The Wannsee Conference
24) What was the purpose of the Wannsee Conference?
24) What was the purpose of the Wannsee Conference?
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25) How many people died at Auschwitz? What percentage of them were Jewish?
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26) What was the goal of some of the medical experiments carried out by SS doctor Josef Mengele?
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Killing Centers
27) What was the most common methods that Nazis committed mass murder at the killing centers?
27) What was the most common methods that Nazis committed mass murder at the killing centers?
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28) Map: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/pol72090.htm
Use the map to list the major killing centers and extermination camps in Poland
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Liberation
30) Why did about half of the concentration camp inmates die within a few weeks of liberation?
30) Why did about half of the concentration camp inmates die within a few weeks of liberation?
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31) What led Great Britain to change its mind about establishing a Jewish homeland in its
territory of Palestine?
territory of Palestine?
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32) What nation was formed from the division of Jewish and Arab territory? When did it achieve independence?
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World
Click on the following website and answer the questions that follow:
- What were the main terms of the Treaty of Versailles? List at least 4.
- What was Germany forced to do as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?
Click on More Details About the Treaty of Versailles and answer the question below:
- Identify 3 ways the Treaty of Versailles changed the world.
- Based on what you’ve read do you believe Germany was treated fairly? Why? Why not?
The following questions are based on the section that reads “ Hitler’s Actions”:
- How did Hitler’s actions violate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles? List 2 ways.
And scroll down to Failure of Appeasement:
6. What does appeasement mean?
7. How did Neville Chamberlain deal with Nazi Germany’s violations of the Treaty of Versailles?
Scroll down to the Failure of the League of Nations:
8. What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
9. List 4 weaknesses of the League of Nations.
To learn about fascism and its rise in Europe click on the website below
http://www.publiceye.org/eyes/whatfasc.html then click on the left hand side where it says “The Meaning of Fascism”:
- What is fascism according to the website?
- Why do fascists and Marxists (Communists) not get along?
To learn about Italy’s Invasion of Ethiopia click on the link below:
12. What was Mussolini's goal in invading Ethiopia? What was his long term goal for Italy?
To learn about how the United States responded the rise of fascism click on the website below:
13. How did the US react to rise of fascism in Europe?
14. What did the Neutrality Act of 1935 say? How was the Neutrality Act changed in 1937 and 1939?
15. What were the main characteristics of American isolationism?
16. What factors caused the rise of Japanese militarism?
17. Which country did Japan first invade?
18. What other countries did Japan sign a military treaty with? Why did they choose these countries (think things they had in common)?
19. What happened in the Nanjing Massacre?
20. Can you draw any comparisons between the Japanese and the Nazi Gemans in the 1930s?
20. Who was Hideki Tojo? What did he want for Japan?
Do you think the United States should have done more to prevent the rise of fascism? What could have they done? Why? (1 Paragraph)
