Holocaust & WWII ppt
- 1. World War II & The Holocaust
- 2. What was WWII? • 1939-1945 • 61 countries were involved • 72,000,000 deaths
- 3. Why did WWII start? • After WWI, Germany had to give up land and their armed forces • Germans elected Adolf Hitler (Nazi party) as Chancellor in 1933 • Hitler promised to make Germany a great country again
- 4. Who was Hitler? • Absolute ruler of Germany from 1933 until 1945 • Responsible for Germany’s military decisions • Responsible for the restrictions placed on Jews • Responsible for the treatment of Jews in the
- 5. Why did Hitler dislike Jews? • Hitler saw the world in terms of race. • He believed that all of the different races were in competition to world domination. • Hitler thought the superior race were those with fair skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair (Aryan race).
- 6. Examples of Jewish Restrictions
- 7. Leaving Germany • Jews began to leave Germany because of the persecution they were facing.
- 8. (Greek) Sacrifice by fire. The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of Jews by the Nazi regime and their collaborators.
- 9. Ghettos • Jews were forced to leave their homes and live in ghettos – ghetto (n.) : a part of a city predominantly occupied by a particular ethnic group that may be looked down upon for various reasons
- 10. From Ghettos to Concentration Camps
- 11. Concentration Camps • There were two kinds of concentration camps: death and work.
- 14. The Final Solution • The term refers to Germany's plan to murder all the Jews of Europe. The term was used at the Wannsee Conference (1942) where German officials discussed its implementation.
- 15. The Final Solution Gas chamber at Camp Auschwitz
- 16. Young Faces of the Holocaust Play this video: http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=106062 An estimated 6,000,000 people died as a result of the Holocaust.
- 17. How did WWII end? • May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders • August 15, 1945 Japan Surrenders
- 18. Comparisons • 9/11 2,977 • The U. S. Civil War: 620,000 • Rwanda* 800,000 • Holocaust* 6,000,000 * Genocide: The systematic elimination of a people or nation.
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