Baltimore Polytechnic Institute March 21, 2011 U.S. History Mr. Green Welcome Baltimore Polytechnic Institute March 21, 2011 U.S. History Mr. Green

Reading Quiz Identify the leaders of France and England that appeased Adolf Hitler by signing the Munich Pact. Hitler utilized this tactic to quickly defeat Poland in September 1939. The Soviet Union and Germany signed this agreement to not fight. He was the leader of Free France which was the government in exile in England.

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered The students will describe the Nazis’ “final solution to the Jewish problem and the horrors of the Holocaust by explaining the reasons for Nazi persecution of the Jews Announcement: Chapter 16 Test Thursday March 24 Drill: Examine the graphs and images on pages 556-557 and answer the following: 1. What reaction do you think people had when they saw images like these for the 1st time? 2. What percent of Holocaust victims were Jews?

The Holocaust Ch. 16 Section 3 pgs. 554-558 The Persecution Begins April 4, 1933-No Jews can serve in the German government Jews blamed for losing WWI, economic problems after WWI Nuremberg Laws-1935 Star of David worn after 6 Kristallnacht-November 6, 1938 Jews blamed for destruction

The Plight of Jewish Refugees Many Jews left Germany Other countries stopped admitting Jews “We all want to get rid of our Jews. The difficulty is that no country wishes to receive them.” Germany’s foreign minister 60,000 Jews came to the U.S. U.S. reluctant to accept Jews-Great Depression, anti-Sematism, “enemy agents”

The Final Solution The Condemned Jews forced to labor camps/concentration camps Jews not the only group Gypsies, Freemasons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Catholics, homosexuals, mentally handicapped, insane, disabled, incurably ill Concentration Camps Hunger, humiliation, work Ended with death Worked dawn to dusk, 7 days a week

Extermination The killings were not happening fast enough New concentration camps equipped with gas chambers in late 1941 Those condemned led to a shower of cyanide gas Mass graves left evidence, Nazis then used crematoriums Some camps conducted experiments on Jews some only drank seawater injected with diseases sterilization experiments

The Survivors 6 million Jews died in death camps

Independent Work List 4 events that led to the Holocaust. Explain 3 reasons Jews were targeted for extermination.

Homework 1. Read Chapter 16 Section 4. 2. Chapter 16 Vocabulary due on Wednesday 3. Prepare for a Chapter 16.3 quiz