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CP English 10
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Background: Holocaust Notes
1. The Holocaust happened in Europe from ______ to _____.This was only about______ years ago!
2. Germany was very unstable before 1933 (after WW I). In what ways was Germany unstable?
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3. How did the Great Depression affect Germany?
4. In 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Why did the German people support him?
5. Adolf Hitler took control of Germany. He called himself the ______________.
6. Adolf Hitler and the Nazis wanted to create a _________________. They called the master race the ________.
What characteristics did a “perfect Aryan” have?
7. What types of people did the Nazis deem inferior? Why do you think they targeted these groups?
8. In what ways were these people mistreated?
9. Why did Germans join the Nazi party?
10. The Nazis used a lot of _____________________ to gain support from the German people.
11. What happened on “Kristallnact,” translated as ______________________________________?
12. To gain power, in 1939 Germany invaded ___________________. By 1941, they had also over taken ______,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, _________, and Norway.
13. What was the “Final Solution,” decided upon in 1942?
14. What were death camps? The largest death camp was _________________.
15. The Allies won World War II in _____________. How many people had been killed in the Holocaust by that
point? ___________________.
16. Explain how the “Yoda quote” relates to the Holocaust.