1. The Holocaust and the U.N. Another Reason to Fight a War

2. The Holocaust Hitler had to blame someone for Germany’s problems He found it in the Jewish people. Why? He felt they were responsible for all of Germany’s problems since WWI. There was a feeling of Anti-Semitism: feeling of hatred towards Jewish people

3. The Beginning of the Holocaust Hitler begins a program to separate Jews from the rest of society even before the war starts. In the 1930’s, the Nazis began to build concentration camps for Jews and other groups of “undesirables” The more famous ones being Auschwitz and Dachau

4. “Kristallnacht”, Night of Broken Glass Nov. 8, 1938, Nazis set fire to Jewish synagogues. They broke into Jewish homes, terrorized Jewish people, and destroyed Jewish businesses. Many Jews were killed or arrested. This was the beginning of the terror that Jews faced.

7. The Final Plan 1942, After isolating the Jews into camps, Hitler sets a goal of total extermination, or genocide, of them. Known as the “Final Solution”. Nazis planned to murder every Jew. Men, women, and children were killed. Nearly 6 million were killed.

8. Did anyone know? Yes, there were those that knew and were against it. If you were German you did not speak out against the leader. The U.S. did not know about the camps until near the end of the war. We then freed these people as we got into Germany. Since it happened once, how do we stop it from happening again??

9. The United Nations Created to help nations of the world find peaceful solutions to conflicts and prevent another world war from starting. Located in New York City Very successful in peacekeeping Plays an important role in foreign policy