Nedelcoff Sem 2 Final - WWII and Schindlers List
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Define nationalism | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it; allowing people of one's country to establish their own government |
| Define nativism | the belief that native-born Americans are superior to foreigners |
| How is the exit of the Jews carried out? | Systematic: home to ghetto to train |
| Where do the Jewish people go and why? | Corral them; break their prid |
| Conditions of the camp? | overcrowded, no rights, death all around - spontaneous (don't know when it will come) |
| Why were the Jews treated this way? | Break their spirit; make them lose hope; dehumanize them |
| What history is being taken away? | The Jewish culture, traditions thus evidence of their existence |
| Describe what happens to the Jewish belongings - process. | only take what they can carry and later all is taken; money is put in Swiss bank accounts by Nazi officers |
| Describe what happens to the Jewish belongings - use. | Confiscated, what is valuable is kept by the Nazis; Jews lose their personal wealth |
| Why are the Jewish people's belongings taken? | Another way to dehumanize them |
| How does Schindler change for the better throughout the movie? | 1) Agony of the little girl in red 2) The valuables he gives to bring workers over 3) Kissing the Jewish lady/girl 4) Buying all the workers 5) Train scene with water and hoses 6) Stuck up for one-armed man |
| Schindler's definition of power | Power is to pardon |
| Why did Schindler did he say powers is to pardon? | To get Goethe to stop killing |
| What is a safe haven in the movie? | Place to survive; Schindler's factory |
| How did Schindler handle having his factory be a safe haven? | He acts out because he doesn't want to get caught; he is in denial; he continues to help |
| What is the symbolism of the little girl in "red"? | innocence to death |
| What is the symbolism of "special treatment"? | instant death in the gas chamber |
| What is the symbolism of Schindler's quote "my people"? | Like Moses, Schindler takes the Jews to safety and brings them out of danger |
| What is the symbolism of "the list"? | The "List" is life: a future, family, existence |
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