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WWII and Night Review

WWII and Night Review. Who was Adolf Hitler. Who was Adolf Hitler?. Born in Austria, 1889 Not accepted into Art school Fought in WWI, got interested in politics Leader of Nazi party Dictator Anti- semitism Committed suicide April 30, 1945. What is facism ?. What is facism ?.

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WWII and Night Review

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  1. WWII and Night Review

  2. Who was Adolf Hitler

  3. Who was Adolf Hitler? • Born in Austria, 1889 • Not accepted into Art school • Fought in WWI, got interested in politics • Leader of Nazi party • Dictator • Anti-semitism • Committed suicide April 30, 1945

  4. What is facism?

  5. What is facism? • Territorial expansion to assert superiority and strength • promotes political violence and war as actions that create national spirit • “corporatist” economy- big business and state work together to set national economic policies • Authoritarian democracy- rule of the most qualified seeks to represent the different interests of a society

  6. Which countries made up the Allied Powers in WWII?

  7. Which countries made up the Allied Powers in WWII? • United States – joined in 1941 • Great Britain • France • Soviet Union • Over 50 countries worldwide

  8. Which countries made up the Axis Powers in WWII?

  9. Which countries made up the Axis Powers in WWII? • Germany • Italy • Japan • Others: Hungary, Romania, etc

  10. Where was WWII fought?

  11. Where was WWII fought? • EUROPE • Instigated by Nazi’s who invaded Poland • Major battles in France, Belgium, Italy, Northern Africa • Ended in spring of 1945 when the Axis powers were unable to regain the Western Front. During this time Mussolini was killed by his own people and Hitler committed suicide. • THE PACIFIC • Instigated by the Japanese who bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941 • Major battles: Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa • Ended in August of 1945 after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. *There were also battles fought in Northern Africa (French colonies)

  12. Who were the S.S.?

  13. Who were the S.S.? • Schutzstaffel • Protective Squadron  Hitler • Heinrich Himmler  leader of S.S.. Created concentration camps • Extreme loyalty

  14. Who were the Gestapo?

  15. Who were the Gestapo? • Geheime Staatspolizei, "Secret State Police“ • Formed in 1933 • sub-group of the S.S. • 1936 the Gestapo Law no judicial oversight • 46,000 members during the war • In charge of investigating accusations made by German citizens against others

  16. What was the holocaust?

  17. What was the holocaust? • systematic genocide  the “Final Solution” • Influenced by feelings of superiority and blame placed on the Jews for WWI and its aftermath • Eugenics  improving genetic composition of a population. Nazi idea of “cleansing” • Included the execution of: • Jews • gypsies • communists • Soviet POWs • Polish and Soviet civilians • homosexuals • people with disabilities • Jehovah's Witnesses • political and religious opponents of the Nazi Party *German descent did not protect the victims of the holocaust

  18. Who is Elie Wiesel?

  19. Who is Elie Wiesel? • Born in Sighet, Transylvania (Romania) , 1928 • Lived in a ghetto in Sighet before being shipping to Auschwitz with his family • Sent to a work camp with his father where he stayed for over 8 months and was shuffled between 3 different camps • Was released when Buchenwald was liberated in April 1945 • 10 year vow of silence after the war • Wrote about his experiences during the Holocaust in the book Night and many other books • Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 • Still speaks and makes appearances today

  20. What were ghettos?

  21. What were ghettos? • Jews moved from their homes to ghettos • Walled off or surrounded by barbed wire • Leaving = death • Conditions • Crowded • Bad sanitation • Starvation • Jews either killed in ghettos or sent to concentration camps *In the Warsaw Ghetto, there were 400,000 people crammed into 1.3 sq. mi. *Approx. 7.2 people per room

  22. What was Auschwitz?

  23. What was Auschwitz? • A network of concentration and extermination camps in Nazi-occupied Poland • 1940 first camp built • “Selections” – 2 groups • Work • Medical experiments

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