Kristallacht - Social Studies

Kristallnacht

1. What is meant by the term “Kristallnacht”?
   Night of broken glass
   
   
2. When did this event occur?
   November 9th to 10th 1938
   
   
3. How many synagogues did the program claim were burned?
   267
   
   
4. How many Jews were claimed to have died as a result of this event?
   91
   
   
5. How many were said to have been sent to concentration camps?
   30,000
   
   
6. What was the reaction of the German people to this event?
   They announced that it was the Jew's fault.

How do we know that Kristallnacht was planned in advance of the event?

Kristallnacht (Night of broken glass) was planned by the Germans before it happened. In the document, it had a time and date that was sent out before the Kristallnacht there for making it obvious that the Germans knew that it was going to happen. Another form of proof is that it has shown everything that the Jews can and can not do like “As soon as possible, officials are to arrest as many jews especially wealthy ones”. The fact that it was sent before the Kristallnacht and showed what the jews can and cannot do, shows how the Germans indeed planned the night of broken glass.