World War II Holocaust
Elements Leading to the Holocaust Depression blamed on German Jews
Elements Leading to the Holocaust – Rise of Hitler and Mein Kampf Extreme nationalism, racism, and Anti-Semitism (anti-Jewish) Germans are members of the master race (Aryans) whose greatest enemy were the Jews Viewed Jews as members of a separate race Jews are members of an inferior race
Hitler and Mein Kampf
Elements Leading to the Holocaust – Nuremberg Laws Forbid Jews from marrying non-Jews Forbid Jews from attending or teaching at German schools or universities Forbid Jews from practicing law or medicine or publishing books
Elements Leading to the Holocaust – Kristallnacht – Night of the Broken Glass Cause A German diplomat in Paris was shot by a Jew Hitler reason to attack all Jews November 9 and 10, 1938 Nazi storm troopers beat Jews and destroyed Jewish homes, shops, and synagogues
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Concentration Camps
Final Solution Genocide deliberate destruction of a group of people Holocaust deliberate destruction of all European Jews Death Camps Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen Gas Chambers (showers) Medical