1. The Holocaust Cost of War
How did the Germans keep the Holocaust secret until the end of WWII?
How did the Axis and Allied forces help or harm the people of their countries?

2. The Holocaust Hitler’s Nazi party had a strict policy of anti-Semitism, or hatred of Jews. Jews were no longer allowed in many public places. Signs were hung saying “Jews Unwelcome” and Jewish-owned stores were boycotted by non-Jews.

3. The Nazis took their hatred to violent extremes during WWII
The Nazis took their hatred to violent extremes during WWII. Hitler decided to destroy the entire Jewish population of Europe. When German forces captured a country, they arrested all the Jews who lived there.

4. Jews were put on trains and taken to concentration camps
Jews were put on trains and taken to concentration camps. People who were sent to concentration camps had a very little chance of surviving.

5. Many were murdered right away, while others were forced to work as slave laborers until they died of hunger or disease.

6. When Allied soldiers found these camps, they could not believe their eyes. The Nazis murdered about six million Jews. Historians call this the Holocaust meaning “widespread destruction”. Jews were not the only victims, the Nazis also murdered about six million non-Jews.

7. Cost of the War WWII was the bloodiest war in the history of the world
Cost of the War WWII was the bloodiest war in the history of the world. Between 40 and 50 million soldiers and civilians died in the conflict.

8. The world now faced a massive rebuilding. The US took the lead
The world now faced a massive rebuilding. The US took the lead. However, the world faced a new threat, atomic bombs. People saw that it was possible to build a weapon more powerful and deadly than anyone had ever dreamed.

9. How did the Germans keep the Holocaust secret until the end of WWII
How did the Germans keep the Holocaust secret until the end of WWII? How did the Axis and Allied forces help or harm the people of their countries?