1. The Holocaust

2. “New Order” in Europe Hitler’s victories gave credibility
Proclaimed that Aryans, Germanic peoples, were a “Master Race”

3. Persecution: A Gov’t Policy
Hitler’s hatred of Jews lead to persecution
Forbid Jews to hold public office
1935 Nuremberg Laws: took away Jews rights

4. Genocide *
The systematic killing of an entire people

5. The Final Stage
The “Final Solution” reached its final stage in January 1942
Mass Extermination

6. The Final Stage *
Hitler gave the SS the responsibility for the Final Solution which was the physical extermination of the Jewish people.

7. Concentration Camps
Auschwitz was one of the largest concentration camps.
Prisoners lead to their deaths
After the bodies were removed, special commanders took off rings and extracted the gold from teeth of corpses. Picture of entrance to Auschwitz

8. Jews Killed Under Nazi Rule

9. Allies Liberate Concentration Camps
Survivors cheer their American liberators.

10. *Images of Liberation