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World War II. The Holocaust. Hitler. Hitler had a tragic childhood, losing his family at an early age He was denied admission to art school in Vienna Hitler tried to escape the draft for WWI. As a result, he was imprisoned for 5 years. Adolf Hitler.
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World War II The Holocaust
Hitler • Hitler had a tragic childhood, losing his family at an early age • He was denied admission to art school in Vienna • Hitler tried to escape the draft for WWI. As a result, he was imprisoned for 5 years
Adolf Hitler Hitler began writing Mein Kampf in prison He outlined his political views Fifty-fourth member of the German Worker’s Party (GWP) Leader of the Nazi Party Skilled Orator Hitler came to power in 1933 under the Nazi party by constitutional means
Dictator of Germany 1933 General Election of Germany Hitler becomes dictator Believed German superiority was threatened by the Jewish people Set up of concentration camps
Hitler’s Plan To control Europe and eliminate the Jews He blamed the Jews for Germany’s problems He wanted living space for the “master race”
SwastikaOldest Known Symbol Original Meaning – ‘good’‘to be’, used by many cultures to represent life, sun, power, strength and good luck for 3,000 years Change in Meaning – 1920 Hitler adopted the swastika to represent anti-Semitism
How? • How did Hitler plan to eliminate the Jews? • What restrictions did he put on the Jews? • What happened to the Jews in concentration camps? • Between 6-9 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust
Holocaust 1933-1945 Jewish Gold Star Jewish Ghettos
Anne Frank • Born June 12, 1929 • Father Otto, mother Edith, Sister Margot • Flee Germany, 1933 • Margot’s Call-up July 5, 1942 • Enter hiding
The Diary of Anne Frank • Anne began writing in her diary when she was 13 • She wrote down all that went on during their hiding • It is translated into 55 different languages
Moveable Bookcase Only window in Attic
Daily Life • What would a typical day be like? • What rules/restrictions would they have to follow?
The Characters • Mr. Frank • Mrs. Frank • Anne • Margot • Meip • Mr. Kraler • Mr. & Mrs. Van Daan • Peter • Mr. Dussel
Otto Frank – late 1970’s Died August 19, 1980 at 91 years of age