Question

What was the purpose of the ghettos during the holocaust?

to give Nazis access to the best housing
to separate sick people from the rest of the population
to house soldiers during basic training
to hold targets of the state in one place before they went to concentration camps

Answer 1

Ghettos were used as a means of segregation.

Explanation: Ghettos were enclosed areas that segregated the Jews from the non-jewish population in Germany and its occupied areas. This segregation allowed for concentration and control of rhe jewish population.

1. Segregation for control by force.

2. Concentration of Jews at one place further enforced the rumors that Jews were carrire of diseases strengthening the Aryan theory of the Nazi regime.

3. Only when the annexation of eastern Europe increased the population of Jews did the final solution come into force.