POP QUIZ!! Answer either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the following questions.

Question #1 Do you have any non- Caucasian blood (do you have parents or grandparents who are not white)? Do you have any non- Caucasian blood (do you have parents or grandparents who are not white)?

Question #2 Are you a follower of a religion that is not Christianity? Are you a follower of a religion that is not Christianity?

Question #3 Do you have any physical or mental condition that has required you to be hospitalized, or to be on medication over a month (or has this occurred in the past)? Do you have any physical or mental condition that has required you to be hospitalized, or to be on medication over a month (or has this occurred in the past)?

Question #4 Have you moved five or more times in your life? Have you moved five or more times in your life?

Questions # Do you have fair skin? 5. Do you have fair skin? 6. Do you have blonde hair? 6. Do you have blonde hair? 7. Do you have blue eyes? 7. Do you have blue eyes?

Question #8 Do you have any Jewish blood or origin? Do you have any Jewish blood or origin?

Let’s grade it! If you answered ‘yes’ to question #1, you fail the quiz. If you answered ‘yes’ to question #1, you fail the quiz. (above) Jesse Owens, 1936 Olympics Berlin, Germany (to the left) Comparison of a Negro skull and skull of a white person

MYTH of the Aryan Race Hitler and others believed in the existence of a white “master race” that had been historically dominant and was superior to all others; they believed its purity was “dirtied” by others, including those who were black and Jewish. Hitler and others believed in the existence of a white “master race” that had been historically dominant and was superior to all others; they believed its purity was “dirtied” by others, including those who were black and Jewish.

If you answered ‘yes’ to #2, you fail. Hitler claimed to be a Christian, and Hitler claimed to be a Christian, and opposed and persecuted those who were not. He did not recognize Christ had been Jewish.

If you answered ‘yes’ to #3, you fail. In accordance with Charles Darwin’s ideas regarding ‘survival of the fittest’, those with physical and mental ailments were considered weak and useless. In accordance with Charles Darwin’s ideas regarding ‘survival of the fittest’, those with physical and mental ailments were considered weak and useless. Hadamar “Euthanasia” Center, 1941

If you answered ‘yes’ to #4, you fail. The gypsies, or Roma people, had long been considered inferior because they had no established home and roamed constantly. The gypsies, or Roma people, had long been considered inferior because they had no established home and roamed constantly. Gypsy Children, victims of medical experiments

To Sum it Up: “From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany carried out a campaign to “cleanse” German society of individuals viewed as biological threats to the nation’s “health.” Enlisting the help of physicians and medically trained geneticists, psychiatrists, and anthropologists, the Nazis developed racial health policies that began with the mass sterilization of “genetically diseased” persons and ended with the near annihilation of European Jewry”. “From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany carried out a campaign to “cleanse” German society of individuals viewed as biological threats to the nation’s “health.” Enlisting the help of physicians and medically trained geneticists, psychiatrists, and anthropologists, the Nazis developed racial health policies that began with the mass sterilization of “genetically diseased” persons and ended with the near annihilation of European Jewry”. (taken from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website) (taken from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website)

Translation of your grade: If you have failed this quiz at this point, then there is a good chance you would have been viewed as inferior and “unfit to live” in Nazi Germany. If you have failed this quiz at this point, then there is a good chance you would have been viewed as inferior and “unfit to live” in Nazi Germany. If you have passed so far, then there may be good news ahead for you…. If you have passed so far, then there may be good news ahead for you….

If you answered ‘yes’ to #5, 6, and #7, you earn an A+ on the quiz, and also for the semester! Those with fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes were considered the best physical specimens of the Aryan “race”. Those with fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes were considered the best physical specimens of the Aryan “race”. By destroying other groups of non- desirable people, the Aryan “race” could grow in numbers and in purity. By destroying other groups of non- desirable people, the Aryan “race” could grow in numbers and in purity.

If you answered ‘yes’ to #8, you fail the quiz and the semester, and have no chance of graduating. It is estimated that 11,000,000 people were killed during the Holocaust, and over 6,000,000 of these were Jews. The Jewish people were targeted more than any other group. It is estimated that 11,000,000 people were killed during the Holocaust, and over 6,000,000 of these were Jews. The Jewish people were targeted more than any other group. WHY???? WHY????

The HOLOCAUST What does it mean?? What does it mean?? something totally consumed by fire (17 th century definition) something totally consumed by fire (17 th century definition) “shoah”: ruin / “hurban”: destruction (Hebrew words) “shoah”: ruin / “hurban”: destruction (Hebrew words) Destruction of the Jews under the Nazis Destruction of the Jews under the Nazis Widespread human disaster Widespread human disaster