Persecution All Over the World

1
Persecution All Over the World

• Many minority groups in the world have had to
  endure persecution. These are examples of only a
  few.

2
The Holocaust Hitlers Reign on Europe

• Hitler, dictator of Europe believed in a super
  race called the Aryan race in which everyone
  had blonde hair and blue eyes
• He convinced others, known as Nazis, that they
  could accomplish this race by exterminating the
  Jews

3
The Black Plague more persecution of the Jews

• Because of the fear of the Black Plague, Europe
  was in chaos
• The fear led many Europeans to place the blame on
  minority groups, such as the Jews

4
Americas own HolocaustPersecution of Japanese
Americans during WWII

• Americans believed the Japanese Americans were to
  blame for Pearl Harbor
• Japanese Americans were put into concentration
  camps during an anti- Japanese American campaign

5
European Persecution of Catholics

• When Henry VIII established the Church of
  England, being Catholic became illegal
• One of the many reasons why the pilgrims came to
  America (to avoid the persecution)

6
Native American Persecution in Early America

• When the pilgrims came to settle in the Americas
  there were many Indian Tribes
• The early settlers killed many Indians in order
  to get their land