1. Holocaust Group 5

2. HOLOCAUST Began in 1933 Ended in 1945 An attempt of the Nazi- ruled Germany to exterminate those groups of people it found undesirable.

3. HOLOCAUST Genocide of almost 11M people 6M Jews (2/3 of all jews living in Europe) 1.1M children

4. HOLOCAUST Also targeted: - Gypsies - Homosexuals - Jehovah’s Witnesses - Disabled and handicapped

5. HOLOCAUST - Priests and ministers - Members of labor unions - Prisoners of war - Politically powerful - Other political opponents

6. HOLOCAUST Came from Greek word “holokauston” Means sacrifice by fire Also known as Shoah and Final Solution

7. HOLOCAUST Nazis made a boycott of all Jewish-run businesses Many anti-Jews laws Ordered Jews to wear a yellow Star of David

8. HOLOCAUST Jews lived in ghettos Were extremely crowded Forced to work for the Nazis there

9. HOLOCAUST Concentration camps became extermination camps Victims worked first and were killed after

11. HOLOCAUST Killed by: - Gas chambers - Too much work - Killer diseases

13. Why the Holocaust Happened What happened in Germany between WW1 and WW2 Treaty of Versailles Adolf Hitler

14. ANTI-SEMITISM Prejudice against or hatred of Jews Example is the Holocaust, a racial form of anti- semitism Encouraged by Hitler

15. ANTI-SEMITISM Reasons: - accused of not being evolved - accused of being responsible for Germany’s defeat during WW1

16. PEOPLE INVOLVED Adolf Hitler Jews and other victims Allied forces

18. Sources http://answers.yourdictionary.com/history/when-did-the- holocaust-start.htmlhttp://answers.yourdictionary.com/history/when-did-the- holocaust-start.html www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143 http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/tp/holocaust.htm http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005175 http://answers.yourdictionary.com/history/why-did-the- holocaust- happen.htmlhttp://answers.yourdictionary.com/history/why-did-the- holocaust- happen.html http://www.cristyli.com/?p=4336 http://www.history.com/photos/holocaust-concentration- camps/photo6 http://ofwnow.com/special-report/dna-tests-reveals-adolf-hitlers- roots/6415 World Book Encyclopedia H9 by World Book Inc. C 2009 Collier’s Encyclopedia 12 by P.F. Collier L.P. C 1996

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