World War 2 Note Packet
April 7, 2014
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Hilter’s rise to power was influenced by finding a
scapegoat (someone to blame for Germany’s problems
 Encouragement
of Jewish discrimination
 Nuremburg Laws
 Seizure
of Jewish property, homes,
businesses  Kristallnacht (night of
broken glass)
 1942
– Nazi Party set a primary goal of
the extermination (genocide) of all
Jewish people
European
Jewish
Population
9,508,340
Jewish
population
killed
5,962,129 
63%
Jewish
population
survived
3,546,211
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http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials/videos/concentration-campliberation
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step forward in establishing
international law for crimes against
humanity