Hitler Persuades Germans
W W1 left Germany poor with no way to fix it
Hitler blamed Germany’s problems on “Jews”
He was a great public speaker
Convinced people “Jews” were a lesser race and blonde hair, blue eyed Germans were best
Hitler Speech
Hitler Claims Control: 1933
Hitler was elected as Chancellor of Germany
Immediately destroyed democracy, burnt down the Parliament building
Declared his status as dictator for 4 years
Created the first concentration camp
Anti-Semitism SpreadsGermans told to not
shop at Jewish stores
Signs put on roads and shops with the message “Jews not wanted”
Nuremberg Laws: 1) stripped Jews of their German citizenship2) Marriage between Jews and German citizens was made illegal
The GestapoPolice force
created to stop Hitler and Nazi opposers
They rounded up Jews and shipped them to the death camps
Kristallnacht: The Night of the Broken Glass
The Gestapo went to all Jewish homes and businesses and smashed any glass or windows
Took joy in going to synagogues and destroying the Torah and any religious objects inside
Over 7,000 Jewish-owned businesses were destroyed
Burned over 300 synagogues
30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps
Concentration Camps:A Harsh Reality
Concentration Camp Life
Interview with Nazi Camp Worker
If you can be quiet.... American News Cast on Concentration Camps
We condemn the Germans for their actions, but in the United States, this was happening…
Japanese Internment Camps