1. 16.3 The Holocaust

2. Holocaust The systematic murder of 11 million people across Europe, more than half of whom were Jews

3. Why the Jews? Germans looking for a scapegoat Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s defeat in WWI Hitler blamed the Jews for Germany’s defeat in WWI He also blamed them for their economic problems following the war He also blamed them for their economic problems following the war

4. 1935 The Nuremberg Laws Stripped Jews of their civil rights and property Stripped Jews of their civil rights and property Jews over the age of six had to wear a bright yellow Star of David on their clothing Jews over the age of six had to wear a bright yellow Star of David on their clothing

5. Kristallnacht November 9, 1938 Gangs of Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues Gangs of Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues More than 20,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps More than 20,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps

6. The Final Solution Jews healthy enough to work were sent to labor camps to perform slave labor Jews healthy enough to work were sent to labor camps to perform slave labor The rest would be sent to extermination camps The rest would be sent to extermination camps Genocide Genocide The deliberate and systematic killing of an entire people The deliberate and systematic killing of an entire people

7. Concentration camps Nazi began implementing their “final solution” in Poland Nazi began implementing their “final solution” in Poland A cycle of hunger, humiliation, and work that only ended with death A cycle of hunger, humiliation, and work that only ended with death The prisoners worked from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, until they collapsed

8. Extermination Late in 1941, the Germans built six death camps in Poland Late in 1941, the Germans built six death camps in Poland Those destined to die were then led into a room outside the gas chamber and were told to undress for a shower Led into the gas chamber and poisoned with cyanide gas that spewed from vents in the walls Led into the gas chamber and poisoned with cyanide gas that spewed from vents in the walls