The Holocaust A look at the genocide of World War II
Objectives By the end of the lesson, SWBAT describe events leading to the Holocaust during World War II. Learn key details about the historical context of the Diary of Anne Frank
Vocabulary Holocaust – systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder over 6 million Jews that lived in Europe between by the Nazi Regime in Germany. Genocide- term did not exist prior to Refers to violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group.
Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler Austrian-born German Politician elected Chancellor of Germany in 1933 Led the NAZI party (National Socialist German worker’s Party) ople/adolf-hitler ople/adolf-hitler
A quote from one of Hitler’s Speeches “I am beginning with the young. We older ones are used up. Yes, we are old already. We are rotten to the marrow. We have no unrestrained instincts left. We are cowardly and sentimental. We are bearing the burden of a humiliating past, and have in our blood the dull recollection of serfdom and servility. But my magnificent youngsters! Are there finer ones anywhere in the world? Look at these young men and boys! What material! With them, I can make a new world”
Who did the Nazis target? Jews the disabled communists Socialists Jehovah’s Witnesses gays
What is Anti-Semitism? Means the “Hatred of Jews.” Nazis mistakenly believed Jews were a race. Believed that all of history was a fight between races. considered the death of all Jews to be necessary for the survival and the eventual dominance of the so-called “German-Aryan” race.
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Ladder Of Prejudice Activity Speech Extermination Avoidance Physical Attack Discrimination
Propaganda Extensive propaganda was used to spread the Nazi Party’s racist goals and ideals. Activity: Study the next 4 images and using one word describe how they make you feel. What ideas do they convey to people about Jews?
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Book Burning Watch this video from the National Holocaust Museum. Activity Quick write: What do you think about this practice of burning books? Are censorship and book burning similar ? /book-burning
How did the Jews live under Hitler’s Rule? more than 400 decrees and regulations that restricted all aspects of their public and private lives. The first wave of legislation, from 1933 to 1934, focused largely on limiting the participation of Jews in German public life. "Nuremberg Laws" excluded German Jews from citizenship and prohibited marriage with persons of "German or German- related blood." Jews were disenfranchised (no voting rights) and could not hold public office. (1935)
More Anti-Jewish Legislation excluded Jews from the economic sphere of Germany by preventing them from earning a living. dismissal of Jewish workers as well as the transfer of companies and enterprises to non-Jewish Germans. Following the Kristallnacht Jews were barred from all public schools and universities, as well as from cinemas, theaters, and sports facilities. obliged to carry identity cards and all Jewish passports were stamped with an identifying letter "J".
Quick write Why were these laws created? What was the purpose?
WHY WASN’T THERE MORE RESISTANCE FROM JEWS? Jews carried out acts of resistance in every German-occupied country Forms of Resistance Smuggling of messages, food, weapons, sabotage Willing disobedience- continuing to practice religion and cultural traditions, creating arts inside the ghettos and concentration camps Spiritual resistance- maintaining the will to live in the face of abject brutality.
The train rides could last up to two What do you think it was like on these trains? The train rides could last up to two weeks.
The Ghettos Hitler ordered the concentration and segregation of Jews into ghettos. Jews from smaller communities were transported into the ghettos of nearby towns and cities. The large number of people and the limited available space and resources resulted in severe overcrowding, starvation, and disease. only a temporary arrangement, the ghettos, under the governance of the Jewish Council usually contained some semblance of community, including medical services and religious, educational, and cultural activities.
Concentraion Camps ultimately deported countless Jews to the extermination camps under the pretext of “resettlement.” A smaller percentage were sent to labor camps or concentration camps. Resistance, when it occurred, showed limited success.
Liberation In 1945, when the Allied Powers moved in on areas that the Germans controlled, they started seeing the Concentration Camps and letting the prisoners free. The Allied Powers were shocked at what they saw.
Images of the Holocaust
The Holocaust
Anne Frank a 13 year Jewish girl that lived in Amsterdam, Holland during World War II. received a diary as a birthday present forced to go into hiding during World War II because of the threat of being sent to concentration camps. Heard on a radio broadcast that the Dutch Government would be collecting diaries kept to publish the atrocities after WWII so she revised her diary for publication.
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Homework: Read and explain the meaning of this quote. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." — Margaret Mead What does this have to do with the word “resistance”?