Question

What did the Nuremberg Laws accomplish?

A. They forced Jews to add a Jewish middle name if their names were not clearly Jewish.
B. They defined who was Jewish on the basis of blood.
C. They ordered sterilization and forced abortion for Roma women.
D. They implemented forced emigration.

Answer 1

The Nuremberg Laws accomplished the definition of Jewishness based on blood, forced emigration of Jews, and the requirement for some Jews to add a Jewish middle name to their ID cards.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Nuremberg Laws, implemented by the Nazis in 1935, had several significant effects:

1. They defined who was Jewish on the basis of blood. The laws considered anyone with three or four Jewish grandparents to be a full Jew, while those with two or one Jewish grandparents were categorized as mixed Jews.
2. They implemented forced emigration. The Nazi government aimed to force Jews to leave the country, extracting as much wealth as possible from them. This was achieved through measures like the Reich Flight Tax and the expropriation of Jewish property.
3. They forced Jews to add a Jewish middle name if their names were not clearly Jewish. Although this was not one of the primary goals of the Nuremberg Laws, some Jews were required to add a middle name to their identification cards to indicate their Jewish ancestry.