1. The Baltic, Poland, and Occupied U.S.S.R.: Liquidation of Jews and Persecution and Killing of Slavic Peoples

2. I. Historical Background A. Ethnic Diversity

4. Residents of Durashna shtetl, 1929

5. Jewish farm, Poland

6. Sholem Aleichem’s Tevye stories

7. B. Shifting Political Control

8. Europe, 1900

9. Europe, 1937

10. C. Ideological Diversity D. Conclusion

11. II. The War A. Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

12. Molotov signs the pact. Moscow, August 23. 1939.

13. B. Invasion of Poland 1. German - September 1, 1939 2. Soviet - September 17, 1939

14. German troops breaking through a barrier at the Polish border

15. Racial Policy on treating the population of occupied Poland

16. Memorial Service, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Warsaw, Sept. 17, 2000

17. Znachki from labor camps

18. C. Incorporation of Baltic States into the Soviet Union - 1940 D. German invasion of the Soviet Union - June 1941

21. III. Reactions to Invasion A. Poles B. Jews C. Baltic States

22. D. Soviet Union 1. Famine-Terror - 1930-33 2. Terror - 1934-39

23. Famine victims

24. Ukrainians welcome German troops, June 1941

25. Soviet partisans in Minsk prior to execution by the Nazis

26. Europe, 1942

27. IV. Impact of Holocaust &War A. Human cost

28. How Many Jews Were Murdered

30. B. Social dislocation C. Territorial changes

31. Europe, 1945