Summary  Began in 1933 when Nazi party takes power in Germany  Nazis slowly gained political, social, and economic strength  Blamed Jews for Germany’s poor state after WWI  Used concentration camps and other methods to exterminate millions of Jews  Ended in 1945 when Hitler is defeated and WWII ends in Europe

Important People  Adolf Hitler- Chancellor (Prime Minister) of Germany, founded the Nazi party.  Nazi- a member of the National Socialist German Workers' party of Germany, seized political control of the country, suppressing all opposition and establishing a dictatorship over all cultural, economic, and political activities of the people.  Gestapo- Secret police (SS) instrumental in the Nazis pursuit of repression and terror.  Heinrich Himmler- was Hitler’s right-hand man, head of the SS and one of the most cruel and feared Nazi leaders.  Winston Churchill- Prime Minister of Great Britain, realized the colossal threat Hitler posed on Western Europe as well as the rest of the world.  Adolf Eichmann- was, for the most part, like the other Adolf Hitler, implemented the system of transporting prisoners to concentration camps as well as the method of efficient slaughter of Jews.

Timeline ( )  Nazi party takes power in Germany -Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany -Nazis temporarily suspend civil rights including freedom press, speech, and assembly -Formation of Gestapo -Book burning  Hitler combines positions of Chancellor and President to become ‘Fuhrer’ (Leader) of Germany -Jewish newspapers forbid to be sold publicly

Timeline ( ) cont.  Jews deprived of their citizenship -Nazis intensify persecution of political leaders that don’t comply  Nazis boycott Jewish-owned businesses -Jews no longer have right to vote  Buchenwald camp opens

Timeline ( ) cont.  German troops annexed Austria - “Night of Broken Glass” -Jews must carry ID cards -Jewish children expelled from German schools -Jews lose jobs, including lawyers and doctors  Germany takes over Czechoslovakia and invades Poland -WWII begins as Britain and France declare war on Germany -Jews must wear yellow stars of David -Curfew laws enforced for Jews

Timeline ( ) cont.  Nazis begin deporting German Jews to Poland - Jews are forced into concentration camps and the first mass murder of the Jews is conducted  Germany invades the Soviet Union - Jews in Western Europe are forced into the ghettos  Nazi officials meet to discuss and implement the “Final Solution” with government officials  February: 85% of all the Jews who would die in the Holocaust have already been murdered

Timeline ( ) cont.  Hitler’s Germany is finally is defeated and World War II ends in Europe - Holocaust is over, and all of the death camps are emptied  Final Numbers - Jews- 5.9 million - Soviet POW- 3 million - Ethnic Poles- 2 million - Disabled- 250,000 - Roma- 220, ,000 - Freemasons- 100, ,000 - Homosexuals- 5,000-15,000 - Jehovah’s Witnesses- 5,000