Holocaust Group 5
HOLOCAUST Began in 1933 Ended in 1945 An attempt of the Nazi- ruled Germany to exterminate those groups of people it found undesirable.
HOLOCAUST Genocide of almost 11M people 6M Jews (2/3 of all jews living in Europe) 1.1M children
HOLOCAUST Also targeted: - Gypsies - Homosexuals - Jehovah’s Witnesses - Disabled and handicapped
HOLOCAUST - Priests and ministers - Members of labor unions - Prisoners of war - Politically powerful - Other political opponents
HOLOCAUST Came from Greek word “holokauston” Means sacrifice by fire Also known as Shoah and Final Solution
HOLOCAUST Nazis made a boycott of all Jewish-run businesses Many anti-Jews laws Ordered Jews to wear a yellow Star of David
HOLOCAUST Jews lived in ghettos Were extremely crowded Forced to work for the Nazis there
HOLOCAUST Concentration camps became extermination camps Victims worked first and were killed after
HOLOCAUST Killed by: - Gas chambers - Too much work - Killer diseases
Why the Holocaust Happened What happened in Germany between WW1 and WW2 Treaty of Versailles Adolf Hitler
ANTI-SEMITISM Prejudice against or hatred of Jews Example is the Holocaust, a racial form of anti- semitism Encouraged by Hitler
ANTI-SEMITISM Reasons: - accused of not being evolved - accused of being responsible for Germany’s defeat during WW1
PEOPLE INVOLVED Adolf Hitler Jews and other victims Allied forces
Sources holocaust-start.htmlhttp://answers.yourdictionary.com/history/when-did-the- holocaust-start.html holocaust- happen.htmlhttp://answers.yourdictionary.com/history/why-did-the- holocaust- happen.html camps/photo6 roots/6415 World Book Encyclopedia H9 by World Book Inc. C 2009 Collier’s Encyclopedia 12 by P.F. Collier L.P. C 1996
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