Chapter: Nazism and the rise of Hitler
Questions: Long Answer Type
- Why was Nazi propaganda effective in creating a hatred for the Jews? Explain any five reasons. [CBSE 2012]
- What event in history is known as the Holocaust? How did the world come to know about the Holocaust? Explain. [CBSE 2012]
Answers
- Five reasons are given below:
(i) The Nazi regime used language and media with care.
(ii) They used chilling terms. They never used the words ‘kill’ or ‘murder’.
(iii) Mass killing was termed as special treatment leading towards the final solution (for the Jews).
(iv) Nazi ideas were spread through visual images, films, radio, posters etc.
(v) Propaganda films were made to create hatred for Jews.
(vi) They were referred to as vermin, rats, pests. Nazism worked on minds of the people. - The persecution and mass murder of Jews by German Nazis between 1933 and 1945 is known as the Holocaust. Sources:
(i) Information and full horror of the Holocaust was revealed after Hitler’s death.
(ii) From diaries, notebooks left behind by many Ghetto inhabitants.
(iii) Many of the Jews survived to tell the stories.
(iv) Memories, fictions, documentaries and poetry in many parts of the world also revealed information about Holocaust.
