1. The Holocaust
English 7
Mr. Shoemaker

2. What does “Nazi” stand for?

3. National Socialist Party

4. National Socialist Party 1933 - Seize control of Germany
NAZI PARTY
National Socialist Party
Seize control of Germany
Superior to non-Germans

5. NAZI PARTY (cont.) Jews and other minorities World War I defeat
Economic depression of 1920’s
Refused rights
Own property
Attend school
Professions

6. What European country did Germany originally sign a treaty with?

7. Soviet Union

8. After signing the treaty, what country did Germany declare war on?

10. WORLD WAR II “Greater Germany” Austria Czechoslovakia
Treaty with Russia
Invasion of Poland
September 1, 1939

11. What two events led to the Germany’s eventual defeat in WWII?

12. Surprise invasion of the Soviet Union

13. United States enters the war - YEAH!!

14. 1941 Soviet Union United States 1945 Germany surrenders
The Defeat of Hitler
1941
Soviet Union
United States
1945
Germany surrenders

15. What is the meaning of the word “Holocaust”?

16. It is a greek word for “burnt hole”

17. How many Jews died as a result of the Holocaust?

18. 6 million

19. The Holocaust “Burnt hole” Greek Persecution of Jews Yellow stars
Ghettos
Concentration Camps
Gas Chambers
6 million
¾ of Jewish population in Europe

20. What other “group” of people were persecuted and killed by the Nazi’s?

21. Gypsies

22. How many Gypsies died as a result of the Nazi’s rule of Germany?

23. 500,000

24. The Holocaust (cont.) Gypsies “Foreign race” Centuries old residents
500,000
80% of European population
Poland
3 million Jews
3 million other citizens
Soviet Union
7 milllion
POW’s