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How were the mentally disabled chosen to die during the holocaust?
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The mentally disabled were murdered in German extermination camps by various means (i.e. gassings, shootings, and by the spread of disease, such as Typhus, due to poor conditions throughout the camps) prior to and during WWII.
This was due to the policy of "eugenics". Eugenics was a science (some would say pseudo-science), perpetuated in many places throughout the world at the time (including the United States), that advocated the extermination and forced sterilization of diseased and mentally retarded individuals in order to stop them from breeding and passing on their genes to future generations. This was done due to a number of reasons; for example, in Germany it was done in order to promote the Nazi ideal of a healthy, pure-blooded, Aryan race, but mainly because it was believed that by exterminating and/or sterilizing persons afflicted with the aforementioned deficiencies, certain diseases and mental retardation could be completely eradicated from society. But as we now know, that wasn't the case. Keep in mind, while America did not pursue eugenics on an extermination basis, many diseased, mentally retarded and mentally ill individuals were forcefully sterilized in order to keep them from procreating.
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Did people speak up to help the disabled during the holocaust?
no
Who were the non jews that died in the Holocaust?
Many, many, non-Jews were persecuted during the Holocaust. Some of Hitler's other main targets were Jehovah's Witnesses, Gypsies, the disabled, and homosexuals. Millions of Soviets and Poles died during the Holocaust as well.
What kind of people died during the holocaust?
In terms of numbers, Jews were the largest single group killed in the Holocaust. However, many other groups were persecuted and murdered too. The first to be systematically murdered, before the establishment of the camps, were the disabled and mentally ill. Other groups to join Jews in the camps included homosexuals, Roma, Sinti, Jehova's Witnesses, Catholic and other Priests, Communists, Socialists, Trade Unionists, Anarchists, Pacifists, People of Colour, criminals, POWs and various Eastern European nationalities, including Poles, Slavs and others. Basically, anyone the Nazis considered racially impure, genetically inferior, a burden on society or a threat to the Nazi Party.
How many people were exterminated during the Holocaust?
11 million people,6million Jews and 5 million were gypsies,communists,homosexuals and disabled people
How did you spread love during the Holocaust?
by saying there is hope!!!!! that is how you spread love during the holocaust
Who were the targeted groups during the holocaust?
Generally, Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, communists, the physically and/or mentally disabled, and others.
Did people speak up to help the disabled during the holocaust?
no
Who suffered and died during the holocaust?
The jews. Answer Jews, Homosexuals, Black people, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mentally ill, Freemasons, Disabled peoople, Deaf people, Romani, Ethnic Poles Mg42 killer
How were you chosen to be in the Jewish Council during the holocaust?
The members of Jewish Councils were chosen by the SS. (There were no elections).
Which group were main victims during the Holocaust?
Jews, Gypsies, and mentally/physically deformed people.
What is a disappointment room?
It was a room, usually on the top floor of the house, where mentally disabled or mentally ill children were kept during the 1800-1900s to remain out of the public eye.
Who were the non jews that died in the Holocaust?
Many, many, non-Jews were persecuted during the Holocaust. Some of Hitler's other main targets were Jehovah's Witnesses, Gypsies, the disabled, and homosexuals. Millions of Soviets and Poles died during the Holocaust as well.
Which best describes who was persecuted in the Holocaust?
Jews & Gypsies__'Outsider' groups, including incurables, homosexuals and Communists, people with no fixed address, prostitutes, etc ...Jews, disabled people, and homosexuals
Who are some of the people who died during the Holocaust?
Jews, homosexualls, gypsies, mentally handicapped, and other "enemies" of the Nazis
How were the handicapped tested by the Nazis during the holocaust?
Some were experimented on, but most were sent straight to the gas chambers. The mentally disabled would have to have two doctors sign off on them being euthenised, but generally the second doctor would not see the patient, just rubber-stamp the decision.
Who were the five million others during the Holocaust?
Gypsies, disabled people, homosxuals, and anyone else who Hitler thought were no use to him
What percentage of disabled people died during the holocoust?
there was so many people killed that u coulnt even count it.disabled people were killed as a part of the T-4 programme, if disabled people were killed in the Holocaust, it was because they were Jewish rather than their disability.
