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Holocaust
The genocide of approximately 6 million European Jews during World War II planned by Adolf Hitler.
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What do German people call the English?
Englisch or Engländer.
The first term is a generic word, the second refers to a specific person of English nationality.
...This is the word for an Englishman. Although we call the Germans 'the Germans', I'm sure you might be able to think of a few things one might say other than that. The rude version (just as Brits may say 'Kraut') is 'Inselaffen', which literally means 'island-monkey'.
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The Germans don't use Nationalities as adjectives in the same way English speakers say. To say someone is English, or American in German you literally have to say he is (an) Englishman - Er ist Engländer, or he is (an) American - Er is Amerikaner. You do not say er ist englisch or er ist amerikanisch.
The word Englisch would only be used when referring to the language, or as an adjective (with the appropriate ending) when referring to non-human nouns and then normally immediately preceeding the noun it is describing, e.g. englischer Senft - English mustard.
The Germans tend to use the term Engländer in a very generic sense to refer to all members of the British Isles, which can be a little annoying if you're Welsh or Scottish
Who was affected by the concentration camps?
Others who were affected were the Jews, and other groups, for they were taken away from their homes, and taken to a Camp, were they were either worked to death, starved to death, beaten to death, or gassed.
But,it also affected the Soldiers who worked in the Camps as Guards, for they were drafted, though some, the sadists, volunteered, but the rest were hardened to what they saw, and were ordered to do. These men would never be the same again. They, just like their Victims had their lives destroyed, though it took longer.
What was a ghetto in World War II?
In the German-held occupation territories in World War Two, especially in Poland, ghettos were formed in the cities. A ghetto was a closed and guarded neighborhood within the city, into which the Jews were forcefully relocated and registered. These neighborhoods or "ghettos" were basically an urban form of a prison in which Jews were disallowed free movement, commerce or basic civil rights. The ghettos were severely overcrowded and lacked in basic supplies and services that people need. They were intended by the German occupation forces as a place to warehouse a very large number of Jewish people until they got around to making "selektions" or "aktions"on the town squares, in which large numbers of Jewish people were mandatorily chosen for liquidation, and forced onto railcars bound for the death camps that were set up by the Germans. Or murdered on-site, in the case of "aktions." Probably the largest and most famous ghetto was in Warsaw, Poland.
What were the names of all gas chambers in Holocaust?
Treblinka, Bergen-Belsen, Auschwitz, Birkenau, Monowitz, Dachau, Chelmno, Sobibor, Belzek, Majdanek, Buchenwald, Sashsenhausen, Theresienstadt, Warschau, Krakow-Paszow, Soldau, Niederhagen, Dora, Flossenburg, Grossrosen, Janowska, Kaiserwald, Mauthausen, Neuengamme, Oranienburg, Plaszow, Ravensbruck, Stutthof, Terezin and Westerbork
How were the Jews taken out of their house during the holocaust?
The Nazis would take all the old people and some kids under the age of 14 and have them killed. Everybody 14+ would be split up up by gender and be put to work.
About Hitler's hatred of the Jews?
One of the most extreme cases of hatred for a group of people occurred during the Second World War. Adolf Hitler spearheaded the genocide of the Jewish people. His hatred of the Jewish people arose from many of the experiences of his life and from his perception of the causes of the troubles of the German people.
Many historians have tried to understand Hitler's motivations by looking at contributing factors that may shed some light on the exhibited hatred. Many theories have been pointed to, but they are all theories. Each person has to make up their own mind as to what fueled these reprehensible deeds.
Seeing Syphilis As a Jewish DiseaseThe largest contributing factor of his hatred towards the Jews comes from the state of his mental health. Hitler suffered from advanced stages of syphilis. Tracing his youth back to the time he spent in Vienna, it appears that he may have contracted the disease from a prostitute. The prostitute was of Jewish decent, as can be verified by comments made in Mein Kampf. Hitler thus termed syphilisas a Jewish disease. This opinion and the blame he cast for his illness on the Jewish prostitute may have played some role in his hatred of the Jewish people.The disease typically exhibits initial symptoms during the first nine months and then appears to go away, but it actually only recedes into dormancy. The disease can lay dormant for up to fifty years before re-emerging. By the time it re-emerges, it has entered its tertiary phase.
Syphilis affects the brain and neurological system during the final stages of the disease. The symptoms that become evident in the final stages include paranoia, bouts of uncontrollable rage, megalomania and irrational actions that can include actions of extreme cruelty and violence.
Fighting a loosing battle with syphilis certainly could have fed his preoccupation with the Jewish people, as could the fact that he blamed them for his condition. Unfortunately, because his body was burned after he committed suicide at the end of the war, an autopsy was not possible to prove one way or another if he indeed had syphilis.
The Loss of the WarAnother factor may also explain why Hitler hated the jews. The consensus of the population at the end of World War I was that the Jews played a large role in the fact that Germany had lost the war. As a result of the defeat, Germany was in deep debt to the allied powers. The debt that they were under was wreaking havoc with the economy of Germany during that period.The anti-Semitic opinions that abounded during those days provided the perfect opportunity for Hitler to rise in the ranks of political power. He was elected Chancellor of the country just before the beginnings of World War II. He used the prevalent feelings of society to fuel his hunger for power. He was a master of propaganda and manipulating public opinion. His policies and programs that were instituted shortly after he took power solidified the German people behind his leadership, which only made it that much easier for him to carry out his own private agenda of hate.
Treatment of His FamilySome reports also suggest that in his childhood he had a connection with the Jewish people. His mother was reported as having worked as a maid for a wealthy Jewish family. She was discharged from that job after becoming pregnant, and it was assumed that the father was the husband of the house. This would make Hitler part Jewish, through the father. His hatred could have been fed by the treatment of his mother by someone of Jewish descent. Wealth and the EconomyThe final potential reason for Hitler's hatred is that, at the time, the Jewish people held a great deal of the wealth of society and were blamed for part of the economic woes of the German people following World War I.What country was affected most by the Holocaust?
If you mean by the number of an countries population of certain groups of people who were killed in the Holocaust then the USSR in which 1,598,000 out would of been 3.28 Million people who survived the Holocaust. Most of these were Jews.
Why did the Nazis start the Holocaust?
He wanted to create a pure master race and as such wanted to eliminate anyone that could weaken the race. Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, and anyone that didn't look like he wanted were eliminated.
What are some waterways in the US?
Mississippi with its' major tributaries and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
What did Hitler label Jewish people as?
hebecame even more enraged after he got the gas bill from the camps!
no one really knows. dutch investigators are studying and ivestigating the past of the Holocaust, and reading Otto Frank's diary entries to get an idea. some people say that a warehouse workder turned them in.
What was Zyklon B in Auschwitz?
No, the only camps to use ZyklonB were Auschwitz and Majdanek. The other camps, including Trelinka, used carbon monoxide.
In holocaust what would you be feel?
Auschwitz 1 is less scary thanAuschwitz Birkenau.
Auschwitz 1 is much smaller and seems more ordered than Birkenau- there are streets and brick barracks, whereas Birkenau is much larger.
The scale of Birkenau is what is most terrifying, as you enter the camp into the center, you can see sheds and chimneys for as far as the eye can see- no exaggeration.
Everyone feels differently at Auschwitz, some cry, some are just amazed at the scale. You may feel awkward visiting as it seems a strange thing to do.
Did the Jews ever fight Hitler?
No, they were unable to 'do anything about Hitler'. A lot of anti-Jewish propaganda, then and now, claims that Jews are oh-so-influential and that their fingers are on the levers of power. The Holocaust showed, vividly, how little power and influence they had.
How did people comitt suicide in concentration camps?
the most common way would be to stop - then get beaten to death. Another popular way was to 'run to the wire' (ie to be electrocuted), but the punishment for failing was severe, so it was risky.
What was the new camp they were marched to in the book night?
Elie Wiesel and his father were marched from Auschwitz III (Monowitz/Buna) to Buchenwald.
What happens to men in concentration camps during holocaust?
1. 'Ordinary' concentration camps were very harsh punishment and labour camps. The men had to do heavy manual work - on inadequate food. Roll-call (two or three times a day) was deliberately spun out to last 1.5-2 hours in order to make the inmates suffer. They had to stand to attention while the SS guards walked around. Minor breaches of discipline often led to public floggings; serious breaches were punished with death. 2. At extermination camps, such as the Birkenau section of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka or Belzec, most of the new arrivals were gassed as soon as possible after entering the camp.
Did hitler hate himself for killing jews?
It is a complete myth that Hitler was a Jew. He was not, nor did he have Jewish parents. There are various false assertions about Hitler that have been spread over the years, but this one is the most puzzling, since there is no evidence that Hitler was in any way Jewish.
As for why he killed the Jews, many books have been written and many theories have been expressed about why this one man held so much hatred and prejudice (and not just towards Jews-- in addition to the millions of Jews who died because of his policies, he also ordered the deaths of people who were mentally retarded or blind or deaf as well as political dissenters and those who refused to join the Nazi party); no answer is entirely satisfactory, but suffice it to say that Hitler found a scapegoat in the Jews, and he then used his powers of persuasion to convince ordinary Germans that eradicating the Jews would solve Germany's problems. (It is also a myth that Germany's problems were caused by the Jews, but Hitler was able to make that case, and six million Jews died as a result.)
How Hitler killed Jews 60 million?
The Nazis started out killing Jews by lining them up and shooting them. Later on after the concentration camps and the extermination camps were built Jews were killed by poisoning them with gas, known as Zyklon-B. Jews who arrived at these camps were usually told to undress and were shaven. They were then told that they have to go and take a shower. However, once inside the 'shower' poisonous gas came out of the shower heads and not water. The bodies of the Jews were then cremated.
Upon arrival at a death camp the healthy looking Jews were sent to work at a work project such as?
Upon arrival at the death camp the healthy looking Jews were sent to work at a work project as mogue attendants.
Mostly yes, especially ones with blue eyes and blond hair as they were seen to be part of the ideal race, the Aryan race.
Why did Hitler direct his anger towards intellectuals Communists and Jews?
He blamed them for Germany's economic problems and its defeat in WWI.
When did the Nazis start gassing the Jews?
In October of 1939 amid the turmoil of the outbreak of war Hitler ordered widespread "mercy killing" of the sick and disabled.
Code named "Aktion T 4," the Nazi euthanasia program to eliminate "life unworthy of life" at first focused on newborns and very young children. Midwives and doctors were required to register children up to age three who showed symptoms of mental retardation, physical deformity, or other symptoms included on a questionnaire from the Reich Health Ministry.
A decision on whether to allow the child to live was then made by three medical experts solely on the basis of the questionnaire, without any examination and without reading any medical records.
