WorksheetsThe Holocaust
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 6mins
The term holocaust is a Greek word which means
people of the fire
death by power
sacrifice by fire
sacrifice of the many
Hostility to or prejudice against Jews.
Anti-Democratic
Neo-Nazism
Anti-Semitism
Jewism
An organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jews in Russia or eastern Europe.
Pogrom
Blitzkrieg
Kristallnacht
Einsatzgruppen
A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.
suburb
ghetto
concentration camp
transit camp
In 1933 which of the following countries had the highest population of Jews?
Germany
France
Italy
Poland
Most eastern Jews spoke
English.
Spanish.
German.
Yiddish.
Jews that lived in this part of Europe made up much less of the population and tended to adopt the culture of their non-Jewish neighbors and spokethe common languages of the area.
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Northern Africa
Eastern Asia
The first attempt to remove all legal discrimination against Jews and the granting of rights equal to those of other citizens in a country came in 1791 in what country?
United States
France
Poland
Germany
In Przytyk, Poland a(an) __________________________ took place in 1936 where three Jews were killed and more than sixty wounded, leading to violence which lasted nearly two years.
pogrom
blitzkrieg
assassination
armistice
April 1, 1933 a nationwide ___________________ of Jewish-owned businesses took place which resulted in people refusing to purchase goods in Jewish businesses.
destruction
boycott
sale
removal
The first wave of anti-Jewish legislation in Germany focused mainly on Jews in the
public life.
labor workforce.
economic trade industry.
banking industry.
These laws excluded German Jews from Reich citizenship and prohibited them from marrying or having sexual relations with persons of "German or German-related blood."
Jewish Race Laws
The Berlin Laws
The Holocaust Laws
The Nuremberg Laws
What event in 1936 did Hitler use to promote his glory of Germany.
The Olympic Games.
The World Cup
The Joe Lewis boxing event.
The World Aviation Race Cup
In 1937 Jews'passports had to be labeled with what on the front cover?
The Star of David
An "X"with a circle in red.
A large "J"
A stamp that said "Juden" in gold letters.
"The Night of the Broken Glass", The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms which took place on November 9 and 10, 1938.
Einsatzgruppen
Blitzkrieg
Kristallnacht
Reich-Stag
To concentrate and monitor the Jewish population the Germans and their collaborators created
Transit-camps
Ghettos
Forced labor camps
Suburbs
As Germany invaded the USSR ______________________________ were used to kill Jews and enemies of Germany.
Prisoner of War Camps
Mobile Killing Units
Transit-Camps
Refugee Stations
In places like Auschwitz Jews were killed in
gas chambers.
mobile killing vehicles.
drowning tanks.
small numbers by fire squad.
After the war many Jews were held in "DP" stations until places could be found for there relocation. What did "DP" stand for?
Downed Pilot
Displaced Person
Dachau Prisoner
Destitute Person
