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The Holocaust

The Holocaust. The Causes and Effects. The Holocaust was a Nazi plan to persecute and eliminate Jews and all other minorities the Nazis deemed “undesirable”. This prejudice was based on Anti-Semitism Religious and cultural differences made the Hebrew people frequent “scapegoats”

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The Holocaust

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  1. The Holocaust The Causes and Effects

  2. The Holocaust was a Nazi plan to persecute and eliminate Jews and all other minorities the Nazis deemed “undesirable”. This prejudice was based on Anti-Semitism Religious and cultural differences made the Hebrew people frequent “scapegoats” Increased movement of Jews into European life Led to increased prejudice based on stereotypes: Jews more intelligent or successful?

  3. Hitler used this prejudice (anti-Semitism) as a rallying point to unite the German people in their quest for economic recovery and later an empire. Hitler believed the Germans were “Aryans” or the “Master Race” All other people were inferior. The Persecution The Nuremburg Laws passed by the Nazis in 1935 stripped Jews of their German citizenship and forbade marriage between Germans and Jews. They were also forced to wear the Star of David on their cloth- ing.

  4. The Persecution November 9, 1938: Nazi troops attacked Jewish homes, synagogues, and churches in what became Known as Kristallnacht “Night of Broken Glass” The next move by the Nazis was the movement of Jews into ghettos, where they were forced to live in terrible conditions.

  5. The Execution The “Final Solution” forced Jews from across Europe into work camps, concentration camps, and death camps. Most of the camps were located in Poland and Germany. Upon arrival each was checked by a doc- tor. The strong (mainly men) were allowed to live as laborers. Many of the women, elderly, and young children were soon executed.

  6. “The Final Solution” Effects Two thirds of Europe’s Jews are killed (six million). The total number of all peoples killed is estimated to be between eleven and seventeen million. The Nuremburg Trials of 1945-46 saw 23 Nazi leaders charged with “crimes against humanity”. Ten were executed by hanging and their bodies were burned in a concentration camp.

  7. Causes of the Holocaust: Acrostic H….Hitler’s prejudice and desire for a “Master Race” (Aryan) A….Anti-Semitism in Germany T…..Totalitarianism: Hitler could do what he desired E…..Exploitation/Extermination: Work/Death Camps D….Depression (Great)/Defeat(WWI) blamed on Jews (Scapegoats)

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