Hitler and the Nuremberg Laws

Which of the following MOST influenced Aryan beliefs?

• People who studied Indo-European languages

• Hitler's statements that the German people were superior

• Jews who refused to be a part of the Volk

• The Nuremberg Laws' criminal penalties

According to information in this article, how were the Jews exposed to Nazi persecution?

• through religious prejudice against Judaism

• through laws that discriminated against them

• through negative media attention

• through anthropologists who said Aryans were superior

Which statement BEST explains why the photograph of the passport is included with the article?

• It shows how the Nazis knew the same Sara was only for Jewish women

• It shows how the Nazis gave special privileges to Jews in their passports

• It shows how the Nazis made laws against Jews being citizens of the Reich

• It shows how the Nazis changed people's names to make it obvious they were Jewish

Which sentence from the article is BEST supported by the information in the photograph of the passport?

• Before long Jewish passports were stamped with a red "J" (for Jude, the German word for "Jew")

• Jews were banned from public swimming pools, movie theaters, and theaters

• In the decree of March 28, 1938, Jewish communities lost their legal rights and Jewish doctors could not treat non-Jewish patients

• "Licensed family researchers" were hired by anxious Germans afraid of finding a Jew in the family tree

What did the FIRST of the 13 decrees define a Jew as?

• a person with Jewish parents

• a person with with at least one Jewish grandparent

• a person with a Jewish sister

• a person with both Jewish grandparent

What does the Law of the Reich Citizen deprive Jews of?

• Marriage

• Right to own property

• German citizenship

• hiring a German maid