1. World War II started when Germany entered Poland on September 1, 1939.
Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany wanted more land for his country, so he decided to take it from Poland.
2 days later, Britain, France and several other nations joined Poland in the war against Germany.

2. Adolf Hitler

3. Map of Europe

4. Germany took over or occupied many countries.
*Hitler really hated Jewish people.
*When he took over a country, the Jewish people were captured and sent to concentration camps or ghettos.
Concentration camps were prisons built to house the Jews. There they were mistreated and most were killed.
Ghettos were the ruined remains of cities after he bombed them. People were imprisoned in them. They would be surrounded by high fences and lots of guards.

6. Guarded Ghetto

7. German soldier in an occupied city.

8. Ghettos in occupied Poland.

11. Hannukah- a Jewish holiday in December that last 8 days.