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1 Bell Ringer – March 15 & 16 Where was the Battle of Britain fought? Which battle was considered a turning point in the east – Germany had to retreat? Which battle is considered the worst military defeat in U.S. history?

2 The Holocaust 1933-1945

3 The Coming of the Holocaust Adolf Hitler wrote the book Mein Kampf (“My Struggle”) where he discussed his hatred for the Jews. Anti-Semitism: hostility towards or discrimination against Jews.

4 Hitler’s Plan Begins Hitler believed that his Aryan race (a German who has blonde hair and blue eyes) was superior to all other races. This belief is called Aryan Supremacy.

5 Anti-Semitism in the 1930’s

6 Avoiding Jewish-owned businesses was encouraged. Tormenting Jews was allowed. Discrimination Against Jews

7 Burning of the Books April 6, 1933 Nazis conducted a campaign to burn all books in Germany which did not correspond with Nazi ideology. (Ex. Albert Einstein, Helen Keller, and Hemmingway)

8 The Night of the Broken Glass Nov. 9 to Nov. 10, 1938 Kristallnacht It was a night filled with chaos when Germans burned synagogues (Jewish temples) and broke the windows of Jewish stores.

9 The Holocaust The Holocaust was the murder of six million Jews and millions of others by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II. Mass killings began in June 1941 with the shooting of Jewish civilians during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. At the end of 1941, the Germans began deporting Jews to killing centers in occupied Poland. By May 1945, about two out of every three Jews in Europe had been murdered. Animated Map

10 Ghettos Ghetto: section of the city where Jews were forced to live. Ghettos were separated by walls and barbed wire.

11 Ghettos Example: Warsaw, Poland Forced Labor Starvation Disease

12 Concentration Camps Concentration Camps: places built by the Nazi’s where they could kill Jews systematically. Examples: Auschwitz, Dachau, and Buchenwald Also called Death Camps and Extermination Centers Roll Call in front of the kitchen.

13 Auschwitz Entrance

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15 Selection at Auschwitz

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17 “Final Solution” The “Final Solution” was the Nazi plan to exterminate all the Jewish people. Genocide is the deliberate destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group.

18 Experiments

19 Safari Montage : Genocide Chapter 5: Genocide: The Holocaust

20 Deaths CountryPre-War Jewish Population Number of Jewish Deaths Percent Killed Poland3,300,0003,000,00090% Germany and Austria 240,000210,00090% France350,00090,00026% Total (19 countries included) 8,861,8005,933,90067%

21 Survivors Liberation began in January of 1945

22 Nuremburg War Crimes Trial After the war, 22 Nazi leaders were put on trial Accused of violating the laws of war and committing “crimes against humanity”.

23 Causes of The Holocaust H itler’s belief in the master race A nti-Semitism T otalitarianism & Nationalism R acist genocide E conomic depression blamed on the Jews D efeat of Germany in WWI blamed on the Jews


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