Persecution of Minorities in Nazi Germany
How Nazi persecution of minorities grew harsher between 1933 and 1939: the boycott of Jewish shops, the Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht, and the persecution of other groups, driven by Nazi racial ideas.
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Persecution of minorities 📜
The Nazis believed in a so-called master race and persecuted those they saw as outside it. Jewish people were the main target. Persecution grew harsher across the 1930s, from the boycott of Jewish shops in 1933, to the Nuremberg Laws in 1935, to Kristallnacht in 1938. Other groups, including Roma people and disabled people, were also persecuted.
Words for this topic 🔑
Learn these four terms before you study how persecution grew.
Before and after the Nuremberg Laws 🆚
The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 took away basic rights from Jewish people.
Grade 9 thinking 💡
To reach the top grades, assess how Nazi persecution grew harsher across the 1930s, and explain the role of Nazi racial ideas and propaganda.
Match the event to what happened 🔗
- the 1933 boycott
- the ban on Jewish civil servants
- the Nuremberg Laws
- Kristallnacht
- Nazis urged people not to use Jewish shops
- Jewish people were removed from government jobs
- Jewish people lost their citizenship
- synagogues and shops were attacked in 1938
Match the term to its meaning 🧩
- persecution
- master race
- Roma
- propaganda
- the unjust and cruel treatment of a group
- the false Nazi idea of a superior people
- a minority group the Nazis also persecuted
- information used to spread hatred and lies
What did the Nuremberg Laws do? ❓
What did the Nuremberg Laws of 1935 do?
- They removed citizenship from Jewish people.
- They gave Jewish people more rights.
- They ended all persecution.
Acts of persecution ☑️
Select the TWO acts of Nazi persecution.
- The 1933 boycott of Jewish shops.
- Kristallnacht in 1938.
- Giving all citizens equal rights.
- Holding free elections.
Order the escalation 📅
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Summarise the persecution 📝
The Nazis believed in a so-called master _____ and persecuted those they saw as outside it. The 1935 Nuremberg _____ removed the _____ of Jewish people. In 1938, during _____, synagogues and shops were attacked. Other groups, including _____ people, were also persecuted.
Name the year 🔢
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Spot the two named persecutions 🖍️
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Persecution or a lost right? 🧭
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Assess the persecution ✍️
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