The Holocaust: Key Concepts and Events

What laws denied Jews citizenship and other rights?

• Nuremberg Laws

• Civil Rights Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Magna Carta

The St. Louis affair involved a ship carrying Jewish refugees. What happened to them?

• They were welcomed in the USA

• They were sent back to Europe

• They settled in Canada

• They were sent to Australia

Why did many countries refuse to allow Jews to immigrate?

• Economic reasons

• Political pressure

• Anti-Semitic policies

• Lack of resources.

Fill in the blank: The Nuremberg Laws were introduced in ____.

• 1933

• 1934

• 1935

• 1936

Kristallnacht occurred in ____.

• 1936

• 1938

• 1940

• 1942

Who was sent to extermination camps?

Where were most of these camps located?

What years does the title 'A World in Flames, 1931–1941' refer to?

• 1920-1930

• 1931-1941

• 1942-1952

• 1914-1918

Which group was primarily targeted by Nazi persecution?

• Jews

• Americans

• Russians

• British

Fill in the blank: The period from 1931 to 1941 is often referred to as 'A World in ______'.

• Peace

• Flames

• Harmony

• Chaos