Schindler's List & the Holocaust: Mini-Flashcard WH 2025

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What was Schindler's list?

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A list of all the 1100 Jews that Schindler bought in order to save them from the gas chambers.

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What does the term 'final solution' refer to in the context of the Holocaust?

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The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews by genocide.

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What were the Nuremberg Laws?

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Laws that separated Jews from German society based on their ancestry, made Jews non-citizens, prohibited Jews from marrying non-Jews, and restricted their ability to own businesses.

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What is the term for hostility to or prejudice against Jews?

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Anti-Semitism.

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Which group was NOT targeted by Hitler's orders for extermination?

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Physically handicapped.

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What was the primary goal of the Holocaust?

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The systematic extermination of the Jewish population in Europe.

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What role did Oskar Schindler play during the Holocaust?

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He was a German businessman who saved the lives of over a thousand Jewish refugees by employing them in his factories.

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What was the significance of the Nuremberg Trials?

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They were military tribunals held to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes.

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What does the term 'genocide' mean?

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The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, ethnic, national, or cultural group.

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What was the impact of the Kristallnacht?

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It marked a significant escalation in the Nazi regime's anti-Jewish violence, leading to widespread destruction of Jewish property and the arrest of thousands of Jews.