3. The Holocaust

4. Anti-Semitism in Europe

5. Treaty of… Reparations Germany Jews/ Weimar Republic Just one more shot should do it German flag German Anti-Semitism

8. German Anti-Semitism: Humiliation

12. German Anti-Semitism

13. DefinitionCharacteristics Examples Question on Left Genocide Government sponsored destruction of an ethnic, political, or cultural group Organized/systematic Large number of deaths Armenian Genocide Holocaust Khmer Rouge Rwanda Darfur

14. The Jewish Question How did the Nazi’s ‘Answer’ the Jewish Question?

15. Phases of the Holocaust 1 1 2 2 3 3

16. You may not live amongst us as Germans 1 1 2 2 3 3

17. Phases of the Holocaust You may not live amongst us as Germans Removal of Jews from German Society (1933 – 1939) 1 1 2 2 3 3

18. The Nuremberg Laws September 1935 Economic, social & political persecution of Jewish life –Boycotts –Law for the Protection of German Blood & Honor –Reich Citizenship Law

19. You may not live amongst us as Germans

20. Phases of the Holocaust You may not live amongst us as Germans Removal of Jews from German Society (1933 – 1939) 1 1 2 2 3 3

21. Phases of the Holocaust You may not live amongst us as Germans Removal of Jews from German Society (1933 – 1939) You may not live amongst us 1 1 2 2 3 3

22. Phases of the Holocaust You may not live amongst us as Germans Removal of Jews from German Society (1933 – 1939) You may not live amongst us Ghettoization of Europe’s Jews  Forced Jewish labor (1939-1942) 1 1 2 2 3 3

23. Ghettoization 1939-1942 Jews rounded up, isolated in ghettos Conditions? –Crowded 10-20 per room –Starvation 200 calories per person, per day –Disease Slave labor

25. Phases of the Holocaust You may not live amongst us as Germans Removal of Jews from German Society (1933 – 1939) You may not live amongst us Ghettoization of Europe’s Jews  Forced Jewish labor (1939-1942) 1 1 2 2 3 3

26. Phases of the Holocaust You may not live amongst us as Germans Removal of Jews from German Society (1933 – 1939) You may not live amongst us Ghettoization of Europe’s Jews  Forced Jewish labor (1939-1942) You may not live 1 1 2 2 3 3

27. Phases of the Holocaust You may not live amongst us as Germans Removal of Jews from German Society (1933 – 1939) You may not live amongst us Ghettoization of Europe’s Jews  Forced Jewish labor (1939-1942) You may not live Attempt to eliminate Europe’s Jews Einsatzgruppen (1941 – 1942) Final Solution (1942 – 1945) 1 1 2 2 3 3

29. Einsatzgruppen Action Squads Followed German army into the East Rounded up: –Communists –Political rivals –Slavs –Gypsies –Jews Killed 1.4 million

33. The Final Solution Wannsee Conference –Berlin, Jan 20, 1942 –Attended by highest ranking Nazi officials –Here that the “final solution to the Jewish question” was decided –“Final solution” = Elimination of Europe's 11 million Jews

34. The Final Solution

35. Deportation

41. Atomic Bomb

42. V-E Day April 1945 Russia/U.S. Troops meet in eastern GermanyApril 1945 Russia/U.S. Troops meet in eastern Germany Hitler commits suicideHitler commits suicide Germany surrenders unconditionallyGermany surrenders unconditionally May 8th 1945: Victory in Europe DayMay 8th 1945: Victory in Europe Day

43. V-E Day: London

44. V-E Day: NYC

45. Should the U.S. have used atomic weapons on Japan? Reasons ForReasons Against Killed civilians—women and children Japan would have surrendered by Nov 1945 –Seeking peace Unfair to use Japan as bargaining chip w/ USSR Forever change nature of warfare Why 2? To end the war quickly To avoid invasion of Japan—save American lives Justifying $2 billion spent on the Manhattan project Racism To intimidate the soviet union

46. The Atomic Bomb August 6, 1945, U.S. dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, wiped out 70 percent of the city and killed 70,000 Japanese civilians.August 6, 1945, U.S. dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima, wiped out 70 percent of the city and killed 70,000 Japanese civilians. 2 nd bomb in Nagasaki2 nd bomb in Nagasaki three days later killed 40,000+

51. Nagasaki

52. The remains of a small child in Nakasaki

59. Surrender of Japan Emperor Hirohito forces his generals to surrenderEmperor Hirohito forces his generals to surrender Aug. 15th 1945 V-J DayAug. 15th 1945 V-J Day

60. Hiroshima, Aug 6  Nagasaki, Aug 9 Sep 2, 1945  unconditional surrender