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What do I know about…. The Holocaust. The Holocaust. Jews were not the only people executed by the Nazis Other ethnic groups (Slavs, Jews) and those with mental and physical handicaps were eliminated Homosexuals, alcoholics, and criminals were included Morally unfit. Hitler’s Goal.
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What do I know about… The Holocaust
The Holocaust • Jews were not the only people executed by the Nazis • Other ethnic groups (Slavs, Jews) and those with mental and physical handicaps were eliminated • Homosexuals, alcoholics, and criminals were included • Morally unfit
Hitler’s Goal • Create a racially pure state free of anyone considered unfit • 1933—laws were passed to exclude non-Aryans from the legal, medical, and teaching professions along with judgeships, media, and entertainment • 1935—Nuremberg Laws excluded Jews from German citizenship and forbade marriage between Jews and Aryans
Anti-Semitism • Nov. 1938—Kristallnacht (“Night of Broken Glass”)—Jewish businesses and synagogues destroyed by Nazis • 1939—Jews were encouraged to leave German territory • 1940 ReinhardHeydrich and his Einsatzgruppern were given the responsibility for the final solution in Poland • Jews from all over Europe were rounded up during WWII
Why were the Nazis successful? • Persistent anti-Semitism in Europe since the Middle Ages • German writers popularized the idea of a superior German culture • Nationalists believed an act was acceptable to create a pure state. • Nazis controlled media and technology to suppress opposition.
Summary Question • Why did the Nazis believe it was necessary to destroy Jews, Gypsies, and others? • How did they attempt to justify this policy?
The Final Solution • Read and summarize the assigned excerpt. • Be prepared to discuss your work.