“The Final Solution to the Jewish

Question”

Bellwork: In your own words, define the word

Holocaust. Make a list of words, phrases, names, etc.

associated with the Holocaust.

Holocaust Name given to the mass slaughter of Jews

and other groups by the Nazis during World War II.

The extermination of over 6 million Jews. More than 5 million others were victims of

various methods of execution.

Causes for this Atrocity European Anti-

Semitism Mein Kampf Living Space Blamed for loss in

WWI

The Early Stages Nuremburg Laws Kristallnacht Executions of

European prisoners of war

The Nuremberg Laws Enacted Sept. 1935 Laws identifying Jews and

restricting many of their basic rights.

Banned interracial marriages, holding public office, and voting

Labeling by yellow star or red J on passports

Several other conditions More are added throughout

the reign of Hitler

Kristallnacht

The Night of Broken Glass – Nov. 9, 1938 A German Jewish refugee shot a German diplomat

in Paris (Nov. 7, 1938) Initiated by Joseph Goebbels for retaliation The Gestapo (government’s secret police)

arrested over 20,000 wealthy Jews

Kristallnacht Jewish possessions were confiscated and

over 7,500 businesses destroyed. Over 90 Jews died and hundreds were

injured.

Refugees Attempt to Flee Over 350,000 German Jews escaped

Germany Many were denied entrance into new

homes due to several factors. US immigration policy allowed a limit of

150,000, but there were fixed quota from each country.

Many fake visas were sold. When Jews arrived in a new county, they were denied. SS St. Louis (1939) is a great example.

Notable People Associated with the Holocaust Rudolf Hoss Josef Mengele (Angel of Death) Anne Frank Ellie Wiesel Heinrich Himmler Albert Einstein

Holocaust Figures Descriptive Paragraphs Assignment Choose 3 of the following notable

Holocaust figures to research and write a descriptive paragraph.

Writing should consist of at least 4 solid sentences, explanation of who this person is, and why they are a significant figure concerning this horrific event.

Topics: Ellie Wiesel, Heinrich Himmler, Rudolf Hoss, Anne Frank, and Josef Mengele.

The Answer to the Problem January 20, 1942 the Wannsee Conference

was a meeting of Nazi leaders to solve the Jewish problem

1st solution: send Jews and other undesirables to eastern Europe to build roads and who didn’t die due to the labor would be eliminated.

2nd solution: Extermination camps – camps usually attached to concentration camps primarily for execution.

Concentration and Death Camps Concentration camps: locations designed

to retain groups of people for various reasons during the Holocaust.

1st established in 1933 for political opponents

After Hitler began acquiring various lands such as Poland, concentration camps were built in many conquered areas.

Auschwitz was the most well known camps. It housed over 100,000 people in 300 barracks. An estimated 1.6 million people died there.

Characteristics of a Concentration Camp

Fences, guards, barracks, dead bodies, striped uniforms, etc.

Liberation By late 1944, the Soviets and US/GB were

collapsing on Germany. In order to dispose of some evidence of

their actions, many camps were mostly evacuated and prisoners were forced on death marches which killed a great number of people.

In early 1945, the Allies began liberating camps.

Many of the survivors were placed in displaced persons camps

Punishment and Assurance War crimes and crimes of against humanity

were tried in the Nuremburg Trials. The International Criminal Court was not

established until 2002 in response to the ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia.

Holocaust Wrap-Up Storyboard Create a 6 panel storyboard concerning

the Holocaust. Each panel must consist of both

Illustration and TEXT. Storyboard must be colored and turned in

on time.