MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
skyddspass
Swedish word. In English: protective passport
A document showing that a person was under Swedish protection.
Facts about the word
- Towards the end of the Second World War Sweden's policy changed, and Sweden made various efforts to help Jews. Sverige i fokus s. 35
- The Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg gave Jews protective passports. Sverige i fokus s. 35
- The protective passports showed that they were under Swedish protection and could not be sent to concentration camps. Sverige i fokus s. 35
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A protective passport was a document showing that the person was under Swedish protection. The buses were the Red Cross's white buses.
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.