Jewish life in Europe before WW2 | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Write the missing word. A ______ is a person or group who works together with others for a particular purpose.
- 'collaborator' ✓
What name is more commonly used for the genocide which some groups call the Shoah?
- 'the Holocaust' ✓
How many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
- 600 000
- 3 million
- 6 milion ✓
- 30 million
Where did the Holocaust occur?
- Only in Germany
- Only in Eastern Europe
- Across Europe ✓
What is someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act known as?
- 'perpetrator' ✓
Which of the following groups did the Nazis regard as their mortal enemies?
- Soviets
- Poles
- Jews ✓
- The disabled

Write the missing word. To ______ is to become part of a group, country or society.
- 'assimilate' ✓
During which period did Jewish communities begin living in Europe?
- Classical period
- Medieval period
- Early modern period
Which country had not emancipated its Jewish population by 1900?
- Britain
- France
- Germany
- Russia ✓
Where did most European Jews live?
- Central Europe
- Eastern Europe ✓
- Southern Europe
- Western Europe
Which statement is most accurate?
- All European Jews spoke either Yiddish or Hebrew.
- Some European Jews spoke multiple languages. ✓
- Most European Jews only spoke national languages.
Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Jews were expelled from England.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Baruch Spinoza became a leading philosopher.
- 3
  
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  Jews were emancipated in France.
- 4
  
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  Assassination of Alexander II triggered pogroms in Russia.
- 5
  
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  100 000 Jews fight for Germany in WW1

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Jewish communities had existed in Europe since the Classical age.
Most European Jews lived in Central and Eastern Europe.
Levels of assimilation differed across Jewish communities.
Factors other than religion, including family, age and wealth, also had a significant influence on Jewish lives.

Shared Jewish heritage meant that all European Jews lived similar lives.

Jews made individuals choices and were affected by factors such as wealth which led to the Jewish population living many different types of lives.

Persecution - to treat someone unfairly or cruelly because of their race, religion or beliefs
Pogrom - an act of organized cruel behaviour or killing that is done to a large group because of their race or religion
Emancipation - to give people more freedom or rights by removing social, legal or political controls that limit them
Assimilate - to become part of a group, country or society
Mosaic faith - an alternative way of referring to Judaism