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THE HOLOCAUST: A STUDY OF INJUSTICE

Explore the atrocities of the Holocaust under the Nazis, the systematic persecution of Jews and other targeted groups, the horrors of Auschwitz, and the aftermath that left millions dead and survivors facing discrimination. Reflect on the lessons learned and implications for combating racism and injustice globally.

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THE HOLOCAUST: A STUDY OF INJUSTICE

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  1. THE HOLOCAUST: A STUDYOF INJUSTICE Michelle Chisholm Global History 12

  2. Nazis & Adolf Hitler Racism and the Holocaust Auschwitz concentration camp Famous SS-man quote The ‘Final Solution’ The Aftermath of the Holocaust Conclusion TABLE OF CONTENTS

  3. Adolf Hitler • Came to power in Germany in 1933 • Once in power began the first phase where Jews were persecuted (until 1941) • In this phase, Jews not systematically killed

  4. RACISM AND THE HOLOCAUST • Racism was an important part of the Nazi party belief. • They passed the Nuremberg Laws which codified a biological definition of ‘Jewishness’. • Nazi physicians conducted medical experiments seeking to identify physical evidence of Aryan superiority. They did not find evidence to support their theory.

  5. Racist Propaganda • An antisemitic illustration from a Nazi film strip • It translates “As an alien race Jews had no civil rights in the middle ages. They had to reside in a restricted section of town, in a ghetto”

  6. RACISM: GROUPS TARGETED IN THE HOLOCAUST • Jews • Gypsies • Slavic (Poles, Russians) • Communists • Physically disabled • Jehovah’s Witnesses • Trade Unionists • Catholics • Homosexuals

  7. Top: Jewish Population 1933 Left: Jews bording trains for concentration camps

  8. RACISM • The mentally and physically ill were viewed as blemishes on the “master race” and a danger to the Aryan race. • They began murdering disabled residents of institutions. • They began “ethnic housecleaning” in Poland and the Soviet Union (Jews and Slavic peoples). • They disliked political movements (Marxism, Communism, Socialism) and referred to them as anti-nationalist.

  9. Auschwitz: Extermination camp • The largest extermination camp • Located in Poland • Jews murdered in specially developed killing facilities • Labor camp and extermination camp • 1,300,000 died here; 1,000,000 in gas chambers

  10. When all the Jews were inside the door was bolted…The exhaust fumes now pouredinto the inside of the truckso that the people inside weresuffocated…SS-man Theodor Malzmuller,1965

  11. “The Final Solution” • The “Final Solution” called for the murder of the Jews of Europe by: • Gassing • Shooting • This is a photo of human remains found in the Dachau concentration camp crematorium

  12. THE AFTERMATH OF THE HOLOCAUST • Up to 6 million Jews lost their lives • This is two-thirds of the Jews living in Europe in 1939 • Survivors were also found suffering from starvation and disease

  13. Jewish Refugees • Jewish refugees call for open immigration • They refuse to return to Europe because of persisting antisemitism • They fought for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine • Immigration to other parts of the world (US, England) was restricted

  14. War Crimes Trials • Assembled nations take action against racism • Nazi leaders placed on trial at Nuremberg • They were accused of crimes against humanity • The UN ratified a Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  15. In Conclusion • What have we learned from the holocaust? • How are the concepts of racism and justice interconnected? • How can we apply what we learned here to other cases of genocide?

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