Warm-Up War Crimes and the Holocaust
Anti-Semitism
Throughout history, have faced severe
. They have:
• been targeted because of their and culture.
• often been forced to live in , or
communities.
• been from owning land or practicing certain
occupations.
• faced deportation, beatings, and .
The Holocaust
In 1925, wrote Mein Kampf.
• Mein Kampf outlined Hitler’s and called for the
from Germany.
Hitler would later launch a against European
Jews.
• Genocide is the of a group of people because
of their , politics, or culture.
This genocide campaign is known as the .
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Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
• Trace the development of Nazi policies.
• Describe the effects of the , and identify the diverse
groups of people targeted by .
• Analyze the global community’s response to the .
W Words to Know
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help you.
the hatred of or discrimination against Jewish people
the deliberate killing of a group of people because of
their race, politics, or culture
a segregated neighborhood, such as one to which
Jews were historically confined
the mass murder of Jews and other groups by
German Nazis during World War II
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? Lesson
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2 Nazi Anti-Semitism
While campaigning for , Adolf Hitler blamed
for:
• Germany’s defeat in .
• Germany’s .
After Hitler was appointed , anti-Semitism became an
of the Nazi government.
In 1933, the Nazi government staged a of Jewish businesses.
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4 Anti-Semitic Laws
1933
Jews could not hold
.
1938
All Jewish people who
-owned shops and
owned
businesses were boycotted.
by Jewish
had to sign them over
were publicly burned. to non-Jewish people.
1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938
1935 Jewish people
could not 1937–1938
The All Jewish students were
the expelled from
were passed:
Jews could not marry schools.
“Germans.”
Jews had to register all
Laws defined who was a Jew. flag.
their
with the state.
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4 Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, or the Night of , occurred on
November 9, 1938.
• encouraged mobs to attack
• Dozens of Jews were .
• 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to .
• Thousands of and Jewish-owned businesses were
or destroyed.
7 The First Concentration Camps
The set up concentration camps beginning in .
• are places where people are
or confined.
The first camps held political prisoners.
• Camps later imprisoned almost .
• Also targeted were Roma, socialists, ,
, and people who were accused of
behavior.
This was a major turning point in the war.
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7 Jews Taken into Custody
After the war began, the quickly began to take Jews into custody.
• Jews were from Germany, and those in occupied
territory were also removed from their homes.
• Some were sent to around Europe.
• Others were rounded up and forced to live in – sections
of a city where Jews lived .
Ghettos
The Nazis created more than in German-occupied
Poland and the .
• Ghettos housed Jews until they could be .
• Jews were forced to labor making for the Nazis.
In 1941, the Nazis began to destroy the ghettos and
to concentration camps.
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9 The Warsaw Ghetto
The Warsaw ghetto was ghetto.
• people were crammed into 1.3 square miles.
• 83,000 Jews died of starvation or .
In 1942, about 300,000 Jews were or sent to the
concentration camp.
When the Germans returned to empty the rest of the ghetto, Jews fought back in
the .
Labor Camps
Some Jewish prisoners who were to work were sent to
labor camps.
• Treatment was and the conditions were .
• Jews labored to support the and
worked in quarries.
People who could no longer work did not and often died
from .
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12 Mobile Killing Squads
A new stage in the Holocaust began with the of Russia
in .
In June, of Nazi SS troops began rounding up
, Roma, and .
• The used rifles and handguns to kill these people.
By 1943, more than people had been .
The Final Solution
In 1942, the Nazis arrived at the “Final Solution” of the Jewish Question
Anti-Semitism Starvation, The
and
, and Genocide
killing squads
• Nuremberg • Murder of more • Nazi leaders’ • Construction of
than 1 million Final Solution to
people by kill every
• Kristallnacht
• Ghettos killing
• Concentration squads
of Jewish descent
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12 Heinrich Himmler (1900–1945)
Head of the SS and the , Germany’s
• Was in charge of the genocide
• Ordered the of millions of Jews, ,
, and others
• Killed himself after being captured by at the end of
the war
The Death Camps
Jewish people were for “ to the east”
and crammed into for transport.
• The camps had for killing large numbers of
people.
• were forced into gas chambers and killed.
• The bodies of victims were to hide the
of the murder.
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14 Euthanasia
The Nazis instituted a policy of against people with
and disabilities.
• Targeted with disabilities first
• Later expanded to include adults with , epilepsy,
, schizophrenia, and alcoholism
In all, were killed.
16 The Aftermath of the Holocaust
The Holocaust is the term used to describe the history of Nazi Germany’s
and murder of Jews and others.
Before the war, more than lived in Europe.
• More than 3 million Jews lived in alone.
• By the end of the war, Jews had been .
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16 The End of the Holocaust
The Nazis tried to from the world
• They forced weak and starving to march to other camps.
• The of their crimes the world.
Allied Commander General forced German civilians
and members of the press to tour newly liberated camps.
18 The Nuremberg Trials
Twenty-four Nazis were and tried for crimes, including:
• prisoners of war.
• using civilians for .
• destroying cities.
• for their political beliefs, race, or
religion.
The United Nations declared a crime against humanity.
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18 Modern-Day Genocide in Rwanda
REAL-WORLD CONNECTION
In 1994, political conflict between two groups, the and the
, triggered violence.
Whole villages were and people were ,
including 800,000 Tutsi.
The must work together to
Displaced Persons and a Jewish Homeland
Millions of had no families, no homes, and no
place to go.
• Many went to camps while they
attempted to family members.
• In 1947, the moved to create the state
of .
In 1948, Israel became the official for the Jewish people.
• Gave them a home where they could be free from
and persecution
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? Lesson What occurred during the Holocaust, and how did this affect
Question post-World War II politics?
Answer
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2 Review: Nazi Anti-Semitism
• Hitler blamed Jewish people for Germany’s and its
in World War I.
• Anti-Semitism became .
• Laws discriminated against people and took away their
• was a attack on
Jewish people, their , and their houses of .
Review: Camps and Ghettos
Ghettos were created in cities to temporarily the movement
of Jews.
• The was the largest ghetto.
Many Jews were forced to work as in factories and
quarries.
Jews were then sent to , and later to
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2 Review: The Final Solution
murdered Jews during the invasion of the
The was the Nazis’ decision to murder the entire
Jews and other groups were sent to where they were
forced into and murdered.
The Nazis used to kill people they considered .
Review: Consequences of the Holocaust
The liberated concentration camps as they advanced on
The degree of the horrified the world.
The were held to try Nazis for war crimes.
was created by the United Nations to for the
Holocaust.
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