1. World War II (1930–1945)
Lesson 3 The Holocaust

2. World War II (1930–1945) Lesson 3 The Holocaust Learning Objectives
Identify the roots of Nazi persecution of the Jews.
Describe how the Nazis carried out a program of genocide.
Describe the various acts of Jewish resistance.
Summarize the response of the Allies to the Holocaust.

3. World War II (1930–1945) Lesson 3 The Holocaust Key Terms
concentration camps,
Holocaust.
crematoriums.
Auschwitz,

4. The Nazi Campaign Against the Jews
Hitler came to power in the midst of the Great Depression, promising to end reparations, create jobs, and defy the hated Versailles treaty by rearming Germany. Hitler also played on anti-Semitism, which had existed for centuries in Europe. Hitler saw Jews as a separate, inferior race whom he blamed for Germany’s defeat in World War I. He launched a campaign against the Jews, which began with persecution and escalated to mass murder.

5. The Nazi Campaign Against the Jews
Early Persecution
Nuremberg laws
Anti-Semitism
Night of Broken Glass
Nazi Concentration Camps-
Enemies of the State-
Heinrich Himmler
Brutal Medical Experiments
Josef Mengele
Twin studies
”lab rats”
Hitler’s “Final Solution”
What should be done with the Jews
Evolved
Holocaust-
Final Solution-
6 death camps- list-
Worked until useless and then sent to gas chambers
Crematoriums-

6. The Nazi Campaign Against the Jews
Analyze Information How did the Nazis’ anti-Semitic discrimination intensify throughout the 1930s?

7. The Nazi Campaign Against the Jews
Weeks after Hitler was appointed chancellor, the first concentration camps were opened. Originally, the labor camps were created as a place to detain real and perceived political opponents of Nazi policy.

8. The Nazi Campaign Against the Jews
Analyze Maps Where were the death camps located? How did this location reflect the goals of the “Final Solution”?

9. Jewish Resistance
Jewish people resisted the Nazis even though they knew their efforts could not succeed. In the early 1940s, Jews in the ghettos of Eastern Europe at times took up arms. The largest uprising occurred in the Warsaw ghetto in occupied Poland.

10. Jewish Resistance
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
July 1942, Jews from Poland sent to Warsaw Ghetto
Spring Ghetto to be liquidated
Jews launch full scale revolt
Continuing Resistance
25,000 Jews partisan groups
Jews lead uprisings in Treblinka, Sobibor, and Auschwitz
Hiding Jews
Neighbors hide Jews
Denmark and Bulgaria saved almost all of their Jews
Anne Frank
However, many collaborated

11. Jewish Resistance
The Warsaw Uprising ended on October 2, The entire civilian population of the Warsaw ghetto was expelled; most were sent to labor and death camps.

12. The Allies Respond to the Holocaust
Even before the war started, some people outside Germany expressed concern about the Nazi persecution of the Jews. Still, the response was limited. The United States and other countries could have accepted many more Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria.

13. The Allies Respond to the Holocaust
The Question of Jewish Refugees
32 countries met in 1938
US and GB made excuses not to take refugees
1939- St. Louis
10,000 children
The Allies Take Limited Action
Allies learned of death camps, but did nothing
Never bombed camps or railways heading to camps
War Refugee board
Raoul Wallenberg
The Liberation of the Concentration Camps
Soviets liberate Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinca and then Auschwitz
US and GB liberate camps in Germany-Buchenwald, Bergen Belsen
10,000 still die after liberation
Impact of the Holocaust
6 million Jews - 2/3 of population
More support for Jewish homeland
Genocide

14. The Allies Respond to the Holocaust
Roosevelt organized the Evian Conference to discuss the issue of Jewish refugees. However, neither the United States nor Britain took in a substantial number of Jews. The conference was seen as a failure.

15. The Allies Respond to the Holocaust
Analyze Information Besides the Jewish population, what was the next-largest group of victims of Nazi persecution? Why do you think that group was targeted?

16. Quiz: The Nazi Campaign Against the Jews
Which best describes the sequence of events in Hitler’s campaign against the Jews of Germany?
A. persecution begins, Nuremberg Laws issued, concentration camps created, death camps created
B. Nuremberg Laws issued, persecution begins, concentration camps created, death camps created
C. persecution begins, concentration camps created, Nuremberg Laws issued, death camps created
D. persecution begins, death camps created, Nuremberg Laws issued, concentration camps created

17. Quiz: Jewish Resistance
Which of the following is an example of silent resistance?
A. people who obediently followed the Nazi rules
B. people who formed underground resistance movements and organized attacks
C. people who discreetly hid targets of Nazi persecution in their homes, offices, and warehouses
D. resistance fighters who joined forces with the Soviet troops

18. Quiz: The Allies Respond to the Holocaust
Why did emerging knowledge about the extent of the Holocaust help increase demand and support for a Jewish homeland?
A. It convinced people that a Jewish homeland was an effective way to punish Nazi war crimes.
B. It convinced people that all of the Axis powers had participated in the Holocaust, not just Germany.
C. It convinced people that Jews needed and deserved a country of their own.
D. It convinced people that a Jewish homeland would prevent any recurrence of genocide in the world.