Reasons for racial policy & persecution

Why were those who couldn’t work, persecuted?

Criminals, tramps, beggars and alcoholics were seen as socially useless
They were rounded up in 1933 and 500,000 were sent to concentration camps

How many ‘unable to work’ people were sent to concentrated camps

in 1933, 500000 were sent to concentration camps

Why were political enemies and religious people persecuted

He wanted obedient and loyal nazis but political opposition refused this.
Jehovah’s Witnesses refused for religious reasons.
And so all were sent to concentration camps.

Why were disabled people persecuted

physically and mentally ill people were seen as a burden.

350,000 people were compulsorily sterilized but Nazis eventually persecuted them.

The policy was known as Euthanasia the people had no choice.

• In 1939, 5200 children were murdered

• In 1941, 71000 adults were murdered

How many disabled people were compulsorily sterilized

350,000 people

How many disabled adults were persecuted

In 1941, 71000 adults were murdered

How many disabled children were persecuted

In 1939, 5200 children were murdered

Why were Non-Aryans persecuted

• True Germans were Aryans and superior

• wanted to keep the Aryan race pure

• other races (gyspies, jews, blacks) are inferior

How did Hitler try and keep the Aryan race pure

banned marriage between an Aryan and a Non-Aryan

How many Gypsies died in 1939

25000

How many Gypsies died in Europe as a whole

500,000

What races did Hitler believe were inferior

races other than Aryans which includes black people, Gypsies and Jews

How many Black Germans were sterilized

385

What were the 2 reasons Gypsies were persecuted

they were not Aryans
did not do ordinary work

What race did Hitler believe true Germans were

Aryans

Why were homosexuals persecuted

Hitler disapproved of Homosexuals and thought they’d weaken Germany.
They were persecuted
around 15,000 arrested and sent to camps

How many were sent to camps

around 15,000

What did they do to Homosexuals

many were persecuted
many were castrated or used in medical experiments

What happened to homosexuals in the SS

they were sent to camps and shot trying to escape