1. Unit #9 The Second World War LESSON #9:5 The Holocaust p. 276-281

2. The Holocaust had several parts The Holocaust effected several groups, and came in several stages. 1.How many Jews were killed? 2.What groups were persecuted by the Nazis? 3.What was the purpose of the Nuremburg Laws? (started 1935) 4.The book mentions six stages of persecution. List them

3. Nuremburg Laws 29 laws meant to deny citizenship for Jews living in Germany How do you know if you’re considered “Jewish”?

4. Kristallnacht (277) How did it start? What was it? What was the result?

5. Analyze the data Where did most of the Jewish population live? If they tried to escape, where would they go? If they had no job and no $$, what options did they have?

6. Jews finally try to escape (278) How did the Nazis prevent Jews from escaping? What was it unpopular in America to take in German Jewish refugees? What was the Lt. Louis Affair all about?

7. “The Final Solution” (279) What were the Concentration Camps? How did people in Concentration Camps usually die?

8. Extermination Camps (281) Go back to p. 279: what was the purpose of the extermination camps? What was the rate of killing in the Gas Chambers? How were people selected in Auschwitz? What was the result of the this whole program on culture?