1. Chapter 24/Section 3
The Holocaust

2. The Persecution Begins in Germany
Why the Jews? The Germans looking for a scapegoat blamed Germany’s economic problems and its defeat in WWI on the Jews Hitler orders all “non-Aryans” to be removed from government jobs The Nuremberg Laws strip Jews of their German citizenship, jobs, and property. They have to wear the yellow Star of David to be easily identified Kristallnacht – or “Night of Broken Glass.” -Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues were attacked -100 Jews were killed and 30,000 arrested Your Turn: Questions 1 & 2

3. Jewish Refugees
-Germans trying to speed up Jewish emigration had trouble finding nations that would accept them. -The U.S. accepted approximately 100,000 Jewish refugees. -The U.S. feared that letting in more refugees during the Great Depression would slow down economic recovery and lead to further job loss. Your Turn: Question #3

4. Forced Relocation
-Jews were ordered into crowded ghettos – segregated Jewish areas in Polish cities. The Nazi’s sealed off the ghettos with barbed wire and stone walls. -They challenged the Nazis by forming resistance movements, publishing underground newspapers, setting up secret schools, and keeping alive various cultural activities. Your Turn: Question #4

5. “Final Solution”
-”Final Solution” – deliberate and systematic murder of an entire population. -Jews sent to concentration camps – gas chambers (more efficient) -Faced with starvation, bullets, gas chambers, forced labor, horrible medical experiments, hangings, and poison injections. Your Turn: Question #5