1. The Holocaust
The Holocaust – the attempted genocide of the Jews during World War II
Genocide –The systematic killing of an entire religion, ethnicity, or nationality

2. Tragedy in Europe
Before WWII – Nazi government made persecution a government policy
Jewish people had individual rights, jobs, and citizenship taken away – Nuremberg Laws
Had to wear yellow Star of David on sleeve
Kristallnacht –the night of broken glass
November 9, 1938

4. “Getting rid of the Jews”
With persecution bound to get worse, many Jewish people emigrated to surrounding countries
Britain, France, U.S., Latin America
However, many stayed behind in Germany
Hitler decided to isolate these Jews
Moved them to Poland

5. The Ghetto
Hitler sent Jewish people to Poland cities, where they were forced to live together in ghettos
Ghetto – ethnic neighborhood

6. Hitler’s “Final Solution”: (Genocide)
Tired of waiting for the Jews to die from starvation and disease in ghettos
Wanted to perform genocide
Genocide - The systematic killing of an entire religion, ethnicity, or nationality
Wanted to make a “master race” of Aryans (blonde hair blue eyes)

7. Concentration Camps
During Hitler’s invasion of Poland, he sent his “secret police” (S.S.) to hunt for Jewish people
Shot and killed many
Sent entire communities to Concentration Camps
Concentration Camp – slave labor prison
Would do the work of German businesses
Killed if worked too slow

8. What do you notice?

9. What is this?

10. Map of death camps

11. Extermination camps 1942 – Nazis built 6 “Extermination” Camps
The “final stage” of the “Final Solution”
The largest of these was Auschwitz
Day 1: separate the strong from the weak
Sent all women, young children, and elderly folk to gas chambers
Bodies would then be incinerated

12. Gas chambers

13. Death toll Over 6 million Jewish people died during Hitler’s reign
Less than 4 million European Jews survived during the Holocaust
Many survivors were smuggled into neutral countries like Sweden and Switzerland