The Holocaust and the
Horrors of WWII in Europe
SS 10
Ms. Rebecca
Do Now:
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What is racism? Why do you think
some groups of people are treated
unfairly because of the color of their
skin/religion/sex etc?
Today we are going to
learn about target #5
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5. I can explain how nationalism
and group identity can lead to racism
and discrimination against those
that are “outsiders” from the group.
Germany was in bad
shape
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After World War I and the Great
Depression.
Government tried to help
with problems after WWI
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But didn’t really help
Hitler takes over
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People want a leader who will make
their lives better
Hitler has:
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Racist and
nationalist
principles.
Germany has the
BEST race of people
http://www.javno.com/slike/slike_3/r1/g2009/m06/y206236133895921.jpg
Germans are:
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DESTINED to
expand and rule
Europe because
they are better than
everyone else.
Nationalism
http://fightforyourrightwear.com/German_Pride_Front.jpg
BUT!
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Not ALL Germans
are deserving. Only
PURE Germans
should rule:
Christian
White
Blonde hair
Blue Eyes
Nationalism
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Nationalism is good but Hitler loved
Germany and hated others that were not
“aryan”. He was VERY racist.
So nationalism CAN lead to bad things if it
causes people to be racist. Hitler was
VERY racist.
So nationalism CAN lead to bad things if it
causes people to be racist
Who SHOULDN’T be a part
of German greatness?
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People who are
different:
Jews, Gypsies,
Homosexuals etc.
A Quote:
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“If one imagines….a battlefield
covered with thousands of dead
(WWI)…….and then our institutions for
idiots and their care (mental
hospitals)……one is most appalled
(shocked) by the sacrifice of the best
of humanity…….
Continued on next page
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…..“while the best care is lavished
(given) on life of negative people
(people who don’t deserve it)”.
Karl Binding and Alfred Hoche,
Authorization of the the Destruction of
Life Unworthy of Life Leipzig, 1920
So what are Germany’s
problems?
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They lost a war and
they aren’t as
powerful as they
SHOULD be!
Why isn’t Germany as
powerful it SHOULD be?
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Because “weak” people are dragging
them down
Jews, Homosexuals, Gypsies etc
Evidence?
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Jews are weaker! Science says so!
Nazi supporters did “experiments” on
Jews to prove that they were weak
www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/narrative/index.php?content=science
Why would Nazi’s want medical
“evidence” to show that Jews weren’t as
strong as non-Jews?
Illustration
from an antiSemitic
children's
primer. The
sign reads
"Jews are not
wanted here."
Germany,
1936.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005175
Jewish people were
treated badly
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In 1935, Germany and other counties
taken over by the Nazi’s passed laws
that took away basic rights of Jews.
They could only be outside certain
times of the day
They couldn’t go to public places like
libraries, concerts movies etc
They had to wear a star on their shirts
to show that they were Jewish……..
Kristallnacht
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One night in 1938,
Hitler ordered that all
Jewish property be
destroyed. Jewish
stores, businesses,
temples, and homes
were broken into.
Some were burned to
the ground.
kristallnacht: night of
broken glass.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s2/Time/1938/kristallnacht.jpg
Justification for:
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Removing Jews
from government
jobs, law, and
cultural life.
Euthenasia
tp://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/narrative/index.php?content=final
Sterilization: what is it?
://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/narrative/index.php?content=final
So how does the new
German government get
away with this?
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Hitler rules under a police state. No
one is ALLOWED to protest.
No freedom of speech
People can’t meet in groups in public
No freedom of press
If anyone is Jewish or
against the state:
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They get sent to
prison camps
without a trial. Get
them out of the
way!
People were afraid.
http://www.hermes-press.com/hitler_001.jpg
Do Now
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Last time you learned about how Hitler
wanted to destroy all Jewish people
because they were “bad”. Trying to
destroy an entire race of people is
called: genocide. Can you think of
another example in history where a
leader wanted to commit genocide?
Cambodia
Rwanda
Armenia
Do Now:
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Hitler had very strong nationalism
for Germany. However, he did not
believe that all Germans were good.
What group did he target as “bad”
Germans and why?
Hitler has:


Racist and
nationalist
principles.
Germany has the
BEST race of people
http://www.javno.com/slike/slike_3/r1/g2009/m06/y206236133895921.jpg
Germans are:

DESTINED to
expand and rule
Europe because
they are better than
everyone else.
Nationalism
http://fightforyourrightwear.com/German_Pride_Front.jpg
BUT!





Not ALL Germans
are deserving. Only
PURE Germans
should rule:
Christian
White
Blonde hair
Blue Eyes
Nationalism



Nationalism is good but Hitler loved
Germany and hated others that were not
“aryan”. He was VERY racist.
So nationalism CAN lead to bad things if it
causes people to be racist. Hitler was
VERY racist.
So nationalism CAN lead to bad things if it
causes people to be racist
Who SHOULDN’T be a part
of German greatness?


People who are
different:
Jews, Gypsies,
Homosexuals etc.
So what are Germany’s
problems?

They lost a war and
they aren’t as
powerful as they
SHOULD be!
Why isn’t Germany as
powerful it SHOULD be?


Because “weak” people are dragging
them down
Jews, Homosexuals, Gypsies etc
Evidence?


Jews are weaker! Science says so!
Nazi supporters did “experiments” on
Jews to prove that they were weak
www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/narrative/index.php?content=science
Why would Nazi’s want medical
“evidence” to show that Jews weren’t as
strong as non-Jews?
Illustration
from an antiSemitic
children's
primer. The
sign reads
"Jews are not
wanted here."
Germany,
1936.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005175
Jewish people were
treated badly




In 1935, Germany and other counties
taken over by the Nazi’s passed laws
that took away basic rights of Jews.
They could only be outside certain
times of the day
They couldn’t go to public places like
libraries, concerts movies etc
They had to wear a star on their shirts
to show that they were Jewish……..
Kristallnacht


One night in 1938,
Hitler ordered that all
Jewish property be
destroyed. Jewish
stores, businesses,
temples, and homes
were broken into.
Some were burned to
the ground.
kristallnacht: night of
broken glass.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s2/Time/1938/kristallnacht.jpg
Justification for:


Removing Jews
from government
jobs, law, and
cultural life.
Euthenasia
tp://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/narrative/index.php?content=final
Sterilization: what is it?
://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/narrative/index.php?content=final
So how does the new
German government get
away with this?




Hitler rules under a police state. No
one is ALLOWED to protest.
No freedom of speech
People can’t meet in groups in public
No freedom of press
If anyone is Jewish or
against the state:


They get sent to
prison camps
without a trial. Get
them out of the
way!
People were afraid.
http://www.hermes-press.com/hitler_001.jpg
Today
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We are going to find out what Hitler
did to get rid of the Jewish “problem”
Main group targeted and
sent away
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Jewish people
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2135/1624647681_e2b56c7242.jpg
Hitler’s solution to the
“Jewish problem”
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Kill all Jews!
Genocide: the goal of killing an entire
race of people like the Jews.
During WWII
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About 6 million Jews were killed!
2/3 of the Jews living in Europe.
What happened to them?
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Thousands of Jews
were killed in
European cities
right away…..the
rest were sent
away to prison
camps
/www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/deadlymedicine/narrative/index.php?content=final
Concentration Camps
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Used for:
Slave labor
http://www.aish.com/holocaust/overview/graphics/he05n24l.jpg
Concentration Camps
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The strong and
healthy Jews did
work in the camps
Old people, young
people, and sick
people who couldn’t
work were killed
right away.
Others…….
tp://lh3.ggpht.com/_8nKEZFZH3cI/Sj6TSDy0AmI/AAAAAAAAAKM/Z5jYCd2bVjM/tattoo-76.jpg
Worked to death
MAUTHAUSEN
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005196
The Holocaust
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The whole period of time when Jews
were killed and sent to
Concentration Camps is called The
Holocaust.
Other things that
happened in the camps:
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Medical Experiments:
Infect Jews with diseases to test
antidote
Test weapons for war
Fertility experiments to help “Aryan”
women make more babies
Death
Family members
say goodbye to a
child through a
fence at the
ghetto's central
prison where
children, the sick,
and the elderly
were held before
deportation to
Chelmno death
camp during the
"Gehsperre"
action. Lodz,
Poland,
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005194
Chelmno Death Camp
http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/images/chelmno%201941.jpg
Pictures of one
Concentration Camp
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Auschwitz:
http://www.annefrankguide.com/en-GB/content/gevangenen-auschwitz.jpg
http://www.hollow-hill.com/sabina/images/auschwitz-corpses.jpg
www.7is7.com/otto/travel/photos/20031019/auschwitz_auschwitzcrematoriumoven.html
w.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/classes/133b/07Projects/pix/DworkVanPeltBookpicture.jpg
Work will set you free
p://chalk.richmond.edu/education/projects/webquests/holocaust/images/arbeit_macht_frei.jpg
Gas chamber
http://www.7is7.com/otto/travel/photos/20031019/auschwitz_auschwitz1gaschamber.jpg
Life in Concentration
Camps
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In your groups, you will be assigned to
read an interview from an actual
Holocaust survivor. You can watch the
interview later if you would like at:
http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhi
bit/online/phistories/index.php?conten
t=phi_camps_conditions_uu.htm
In your group, you are going to
have one person’s story to read.
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1. Doriane Kurz
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2. Ernest Koenig
10-1: Nokhook and Sang-In
10-2: Rose and Bank
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10-1: Pop, Max and Lily
10-2: Momo, Jug and Pinky
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3. Eddie Hellmuth Willner
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10-1: Saori, Yoshi and Grace
10-2: Toop, Nut and Finance
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4. Leo Schneiderman
10-1: Tien and Boss
10-2: Mizuki, Hiroki and Bow
Important Vocabulary to know
before you read
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Corpses: dead bodies
Appell: attendance or roll call
barracks: housing, building where prisoners slept
Emaciated: very thin, starving
Sick bay: hospital in an army camp or prison
Kapo: Jewish prisoners who worked as guards for the Nazi’s
in camp
Ration: set amount of food that each prisoner got for a meal
Kommando: group of workers
Lorries: trucks or wheeled carts to transport things
SS guard: Nazi officer working in Concentration Camps
Mass grave: large hole dug as a grave for many bodies in
the same place.
You have 15 minutes to answer the following
questions about your person.
Be prepared to share with the class!
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1. If the Holocaust happened in the 1940s, about
how old was your person?
2. What did your person see/experience during
their time in the concentration camp that they still
remember? Be specific!
3. If you experienced what this person did, how
would you feel about your chances of survival?
Exit Slip
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Answer the following questions before you leave:
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1. How is the holocaust a result of nationalism ?
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2. Why did Hitler think that Jewish people were not “good” members
of German society?
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3. What is genocide?
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4. What was life in concentration camps like for the people who
were forced to live there? Give one example of something that
happened to a Holocaust survivor that you read or heard about
today.
5. Why do you think the Nazis made Jews do things like bury people
alive or carry carts of dead bodies?
Escape:
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Many Jews tried to
hide or escape the
Holocaust. One
example of people
who tried to
escape:
Anne Frank
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/misc/img/25982_AnneFrank.jpg
Anne Frank Movie
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As you watch the movie about Anne
Frank, answer the questions on the
worksheet you are given.
End of the Holocaust:
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After the Germans lost WWII, many
former Nazi’s went on trial to face
punishment for the terrible crimes that
they committed against the Jews and
others. These trials were called:
The Nuremberg Trials
Most Nazi’s were found guilty and
were sent to jail or killed.