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Jehovah's Witnesses
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-Were targeted because they refused to swear allegiance to any government
-Wouldn't fight in the military -If they renounced their religious beliefs they would be able to live their normal life, but most did not renounce their beliefs -Wore purple triangle patch in the camps |
1)William (apple from drama kids)
2)military 3)religious 4)color/shape |
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Homosexuals
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-Were targeted because they couldn't have children to carry onthe Aryan race
-Many lesbians were arrested and forced to become pregnant -marked with "175" on the back of their jackey in the camps or a pink triangle patch |
1)can't(aryan)
2)police//forced 3)number//color//shape |
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Sinti and Romas (Gypsies)
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-Were targeted because they were racially inferior and were social outcasts
-didn't help the economy because they didn't have steady jobs -were often sterelized to keep from reproducing -wore black triangle patch in the camps |
1)racist//"dork/nerd"
2)jobs 3)reproduce 4)color//shape |
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Poles (people from Poland)
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-were targeted because they lived on the land that Hitler thought was vital to Germany (living space and resources)
-Considered them racially sub-human |
1)Ancient wars usually foughts over this
2)robots |
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Handicapped
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-were targeted because Hitler did not want them to reporduce and pass on their genetic defects
-Sterilized so they couldn't reproduce -this group includes both mentally and physically handicapped -the nazis euthianised those that were "incurable" |
1)why they were targeted (reproduce..)
2)reproducing 3)groups targeted 4)"incurable" |