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Title: The Holocaust


1
The Holocaust
  • The systematic murder of 11 million people across
    Europe

2
The Persecution Begins
  • April 7, 1933 All non-Aryans to be removed from
    government jobs
  • Jews were center of Nazis target
  • Germans looking for scapegoats
  • Nuremberg Laws
  • Stripped Jews of citizenship, jobs property
  • Bright yellow Star of David

3
Kristallnacht
  • November 9-10, 1938
  • Night of Broken Glass
  • Homes, businesses and synagogues all attacked
  • 100 Killed, Hundreds more injured
  • 30,000 arrested
  • Synagogues burned

4
Jewish Refugees
  • Fleeing Jews had trouble finding refuge
  • Turned to Britain, Palestine America
  • US wanted doors closed
  • St. Louis
  • Coast Guard would not allow entrance into US

5
Hitlers Final Solution
  • Obsession to rid Europe of Jews
  • Deliberate systematic killing of entire
    population
  • The Condemned
  • Gypsies
  • Freemasons
  • Homosexuals
  • Mentally ill
  • Physically disabled

6
Forced Relocation
  • Ghettos
  • Segregated Jewish areas in Polish cities
  • Bodies of victims in streets
  • Some resistance movements formed

7
Concentration Camps
  • Labor camps
  • Families separated
  • Camps run by SS
  • Wooden barracks
  • Worked from dawn to dusk
  • If too weak killed

8
Mass Extermination
  • The Final Stage
  • Death Camps
  • Gas Chambers 12,000 killed/day
  • Shower Zyklon B
  • Body Pits
  • Crematoriums (ovens)
  • Medical Experiments
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