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“The Path to Nazi Genocide” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Introduction
World’s Fair=Paris, 1900
Intended to create: _________________________________________________________________.
A new century meant new _______________________ and exciting _____________________.
With the 20th Century, there was a new hope that _________________, __________________, and
________________ could create a better and more peaceful world.
What followed, soon after, were __________________________________.
1914-1918 “World War I”
World War I ran from ______ to ______ with a horrendous loss of life throughout Europe.
Became known as “The War __________________________________.”
Advancement in the technology of killing resulted in the use of ______________________________________. Of note:
The use of the tank, a new, rapid-fire machine gun, trucks/trains for transportation of supplies and weaponry, and aerial
warfare/reconnaissance changed how wars were fought.
1918-1933 “The Aftermath of World War I”
In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was result of the end of World War I.
Germany was punished by the treaty:
o Germany had to admit that they started the war.
o Germany’s military power was significantly limited.
o Germany had to pay back or make reparation to other countries involved in the war.
Many Germans, including a 20-year-old young man named, Adolf ___________________, felt that Germany had
been ______________ in the back. They felt betrayed by the rest of Europe and even the German
government that accepted the armistice or peaceful agreement.
“It cannot be that 2 million Germans have fallen in vain; we demand vengeance,” _________________________
wrote.
A new, Democratic form of government, Weimar Government, replaced the authoritarian form of government.
Thousands German waited in huge lines in the early 1920’s to get _______________ and ______________.
In 1929, the world-wide _________________________ hit. Germany’s banks fell apart.
By 1930, unemployment was _____%
The government was unstable with many groups supporting varied forms of government pushing to gain power.
Poverty, unemployment, an unstable government, and a fear of Communism coming from Russia in the East led to
degrading social values, morals, and a turn from traditional German beliefs.
1921-Leader of the Nationalist Socialist Party (The Workers’ Party)-NAZI Party-Adolf Hitler was the leader.
1923-Hitler was imprisoned for trying to ___________________________________.
His trial gained him fame. He wrote a book called, Mein Kampf (My Struggle) where he focused on
Three main goals: 1)________________________________________ 2)________________________________
3)___________________________________________
Hitler was not _________________________ to power. He was offered a deal.
1933-President von Hindenburg (a WWI hero), invited Hitler to serve as ________________________________.
There was a fire in the parliament building. Hitler blamed the ___________________________ and declared
___________________________________, Rule by Decree. It stopped all Constitutional Rights and
protections which empowered the Nazi Party to act without consequence and allowed arbitrary police action.
The new government’s first targets were:____________________________________________.
With the Emergency Decree, political prisoners could be beaten, imprisoned, and held indefinitely.
These prisoners were sent to newly created ________________________ camps.
The Nazi party provided structure, jobs, security, and a new, bold, charismatic leader: Adolf Hitler.
Hitler established the SA or Stormtroopers.
1933-1936 “Building a National Community”
Though Hitler walked behind Germany’s President Hindenburg in the reopening of Parliament newsreels in the
1933, Hitler’s leadership had __________the German people for the first time since the war.
The German people’s “almost ______________________ is a model to the entire world.”
Hindenburg remained President of Germany until August,_______.
When Hindenburg died, Hitler, working with the army, declared himself ____________________________.
Immediately, the armed forces and all civil servants swore allegiance to________________; not to a German
Constitution or the country of Germany but to _______________________, himself.
The Nazi party boosted Germany’s economy through _________________________.(Similar to the U.S. at this time.)
In 1935, Germany openly defied the Treaty of Versailles by reinstituting the ____________________________.
In September 1935, new race laws were voted on and approved in an effort to create_______________________.
The Nazis believed that a pure Arian race would make Germany superior and able to rule all of Europe.
The Nazi philosophy of race was that superior races needed to eliminate weaker races.
Racial superiority of the Arian race was taught in schools. _________________________________were labeled,
“__________________________.”
People with mental or physical disabilities were designated: __________________.
1933-1938 “Citizens to Outcasts”
After 1933, German government gradually excluded _______ from__________________________.
By 1938, Germany’s Jews were expelled from _____________________________________. Jews were isolated
and segregated Germany’s Jews.
Between 1933 and 1939, the German government enacted hundreds of laws to punish _____________. Germany
considered the Jews as a curse upon the nation creating a hostile environment for Jews.
German propaganda was designed to “demonize” Jews and to convince Germans to see Jews as ______________.
After 1935, _______________(the open persecution of Jews) was a daily occurrence at parades, rallies, and on
Germany’s streets.
In March 1938, Germany invaded the country of ____________, Hitler’s homeland.
Germany showed the same hate for Austrian Jews that it had shown German Jews.
On November 9, 1938, there was an orchestrated attack on Jewish shops and synagogues throughout Germany.
There was an attempt to make the violence look like spontaneous public outcry toward Jews…not true.
This attack was named, Kristallnacht, Night of________________________.
At least ___________ Jewish synagogues were damaged or destroyed.
Germany imprisoned thousands of Jews in prison camps and released them only if they agreed to ____________.
In 1938, Jews had to surrender their old passports to receive the letter ____to be stamped on them.
Jewish property and assets were frozen.
The persecution of the Jews was gradual but grew in importance and consequence each day.
1939-1945 “World War II and the Holocaust”
Germany was committed to the acquisition of additional territories (Imperialism).
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded and conquered ___________within a ______. It was the start of _____.
In April 1940, Germany occupied Denmark and Norway. In May, the German armed forces attacked France and
conquered most of western Europe.
In June of 1940, Germany overtook France which avenged the loss of WWI.
In June of 1941, Germany invaded the_____________. It was a war of annihilation (complete destruction) aimed
at tens of millions of ________________(non-military casualties).
The Germans forced Jews into tightly packed areas identified for Jews only called__________.
The ghettos were imprisoned behind brick ________ and barbed ________.
The German movement eastward was identified as a cleansing of _________and ___________.
Heinrich Himmler identified the destruction of the Jews and the Slavs as a racial war. He said that the Germans
could shoot them down “_________________________.”
In July, 1941, the “Final Solution” regarding the Jews was the authorization of “_________________.”
The “killing squads” shot and killed at least _______________Jews in mass shooting operations.
The Warsaw Ghetto and other ghettos became staging areas preparing Jews to be shipped to the east to be put in
work camps or killed. The train trip from Germany to the east was often a three-day trip without_______
and __________. Many of the weak, young, or elderly died while on the train.
The Germans and their collaborators deported roughly ____________________to killing centers in Germanoccupied Poland. The largest of the camps was Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Those deemed unable to work by the SS, were ______often within _________ hours of arrival. Those who could
work were put to work in forced labor camps, like slaves. The process for choosing who would die and
who would live was termed, “Selection.”
“Killing Centers” were established where the Nazis used _____________to kill the Jews. Half of all Holocaust
victims died in this way. Once the people were killed, the bodies were burnt in ovens specifically
designed to burn at high temperatures.
In 1944, Russian troops repatriated Polish concentration camps.
In April 1945 U.S. troops came upon the camps that had been used to murder Jews.
A commentator, upon seeing the details of the German Holocaust atrocities wrote, “To future generations it must
be told that once man did this to his brothers. In the 20 th century, there existed a civilization which, for 12
years, returned to barbarism.”
The Holocaust darkened the world’s view of humanity and our future. As the world struggled to understand what
had happened, a new word, ______________, was needed for these crimes. Crimes committed by ordinary
people by a society not unlike __________.
The Holocaust was the systematic murder of 6 million Jews and 5 million non-Jews (these numbers vary because
so much killing was done in secret) by a select group of people who believed their Arian and Nordic
heritage was superior to other races. The Nazi’s “Final Solution” was to commit mass-murder toward all other races
in an attempt to cleanse Germany of all inferior races and take over all of Europe and establish a New Germany, a
new dictatorship made up of a superior society.
Name:_________________________________________Period:______________Date:_______________
“The Path to Nazi Genocide” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRcNq4OYTyE
Introduction
World’s Fair=Paris, 1900
O Intended to create: A better understanding and tolerance among nations.
O A new century meant new inventions and exciting progress.
O With the 20th Century, there was a new hope that education, science, and technology could create a better and more
peaceful world.
O What followed, soon after, were two devastating wars.
1914-1918 “World War I”
O World War I ran from 1914 to 1918 with a horrendous loss of life throughout Europe.
O Became known as “The War to end all wars.”
O Advancement in the technology of killing resulted in the use of poison gas. Of note: The use of the tank, a new, rapidfire machine gun, trucks/trains for transportation of supplies and weaponry, and aerial warfare/reconnaissance changed
how wars were fought.
1918-1933 “The Aftermath of World War I”
O In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was result of the end of World War I.
O Germany was punished by the treaty:
o Germany had to admit that they started the war.
o Germany’s military power was significantly limited.
o Germany has to pay back or make reparation to other countries involved in the war.
O Many Germans, including a 20-year-old young man named, Adolf Hitler, felt that Germany had been
stabbed in the back. They felt betrayed by the rest of Europe and even the German government that
accepted the armistice or peaceful agreement.
O “It cannot be that 2 million Germans have fallen in vain; we demand vengeance,” Hitler
wrote.
O A new, Democratic form of government, Weimar Government, replaced the authoritarian form of government.
O Thousands German waited in huge lines in the early 1920’s to get work and food.
O In 1929, the world-wide Depression hit. Germany’s banks fell apart.
O By 1930, unemployment was 22%
O The government was unstable with many groups supporting varied forms of government pushing to gain power.
O Poverty, unemployment, an unstable government, and a fear of Communism coming from Russia in the East led to
degrading social values, morals, and a turn from traditional German beliefs.
1921-Leader of the Nationalist Socialist Party (The Workers’ Party)-NAZI Party-Adolf Hitler was the leader.
1923-Hitler was imprisoned for trying to overthrow the government.
His trial gained him fame. He wrote a book called, Mein Kampf (My Struggle) where he focused on
Three main goals: 1) Territorial Expansion 2) Consolidation of a racially pure state
3) Elimination of the European Jews and other perceived enemies of Germany.
Hitler was not elected to power. He was offered a deal.
1933-President von Hindenburg (a WWI hero), invited Hitler to serve as Chancellor .
There was a fire in the parliament building. Hitler blamed the Communists and declared
Emergency Rule, Rule by Decree. It stopped all Constitutional Rights and
protections which empowered the Nazi Party to act without consequence, arbitrary police action.
The new government’s first targets were: Political opponents.
With the Emergency Decree, political prisoners could be beaten, imprisoned, and held indefinitely.
These prisoners were sent to newly created concentration camps.
The Nazi party provided structure, jobs, security, and a new, bold, charismatic leader: Adolf Hitler.
Hitler established the SA or Storm Troopers.
1933-1936 “Building a National Community”
Though Hitler walked behind Germany’s President Hindenberg in the reopening of Parliament newsreels in the
1933, Hitler’s leadership had united the German people for the first time since the war.
The German people’s “almost fanatical enthusiasm” is a model to the entire world.”
Hindenburg remained President of Germany until August, 1934.
When Hindenburg died, Hitler, working with the army, declared himself fuhrer and Reich Chancellor.
Immediately, the armed forces and all civil servants swore allegiance to Adolf Hitler; not to a German
Constitution or the country of Germany to Adolf Hitler, himself.
The Nazi party boosted Germany’s economy through public works projects.
In 1935, Germany openly defied the Treaty of Versailles by reinstituting the draft and increasing military
strength.
In September 1935, new race laws were voted on and approved in an effort to create a racially pure Germany.
The Nazis believed that an pure Arian race would make Germany superior and able to rule all of Europe.
The Nazi philosophy of race was that superior races needed to eliminate weaker races.
Racial superiority of the Arian race was taught in schools. Jews, Slavs, Blacks, and Gypsies were labeled,
“Racially Inferior.”
People with mental or physical disabilities were designated: Unworthy of Life.
1933-1938 “Citizens to Outcasts”
After 1933, German government gradually excluded Jews from public life and public education.
By 1938, Germany’s Jews were expelled from professions and most ways to earn a living. Jews were isolated
and segregated Germany’s Jews.
Between 1933 and 1939, the German government enacted hundreds of laws to punish German Jews. Germany
considered the Jews as a curse upon the nation creating a hostile environment for Jews.
German propaganda was designed to “demonize” Jews and to convince Germans to see Jews as dangerous
outsiders in their midst.
After 1935, anti-Semitism (the open persecution of Jews) was a daily occurrence at parades, rallies, and on
Germany’s streets.
In March 1938, Germany invaded the country of Austria, Hitler’s homeland.
Germany showed the same hate for Austrian Jews that it had shown German Jews.
On November 9, 1938, there was an orchestrated attack on Jewish shops and synagogues throughout Germany.
There was an attempt to make the violence look like spontaneous public outcry toward Jews…not true.
This attack was named, Kristallnacht, Night of Broken Glass.
At least 250 Jewish synogogues was damaged or destroyed.
Germany imprisoned thousands of Jews in prison camps and released them only if they agreed to immigrate.
In 1938, Jews had to surrender their old passports to receive the letter J to be stamped on them.
Jewish property and assets were frozen.
1939-1945 “World War II and the Holocaust”
Germany was committed to the acquisition of additional territories (Imperialism).
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded and conquered Poland within a month. It was the start of WWII.
In April 1940, Germany occupied Denmark and Norway. In May, the German armed forces attacked France and
conquered most of western Europe.
In June of 1940, Germany overtook France which avenged the loss of WWI.
In June of 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. It was a war of annihilation (complete destruction) aimed
at tens of millions of civilians (non-military casualties).
The Germans forced Jews into tightly packed areas identified for Jews only called ghettos.
The ghettos were imprisoned behind brick walls and barbed wire.
The German movement eastward was identified as a cleansing of Judaism and Communism.
Heinrich Himler identified the destruction of the Jews and the Slavs as a racial war. He said that the Germans
could shoot them down “without pity of compassion.”
In July, 1941, the “Final Solution” regarding the Jews was the authorization of “mass murder.”
The “killing squads” shot and killed at least two million Jews in mass shooting operations.
The Warsaw Ghetto and other ghettos became staging areas preparing Jews to be shipped to the east to be put in
work camps or killed. The train trip from Germany to the east was often a three-day trip without food or
water. Many of the weak, young, or elderly died while on the train.
The Germans and their collaborators deported roughly 7 million Jews and others to killing centers in Germanoccupied Poland. The largest of the camps was Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Those deemed unable to work by the SS, were killed often within two to three hours of arrival. Those who could
work were put to work in forced labor camps, like slaves.
“Killing Centers” were established where the Nazis used poison gas to kill the Jews. Half of all Holocaust
victims died in this way. After the Jews were killed, their bodies were placed in ovens specifically
designed to burn at exceedingly high temperatures.
In 1944, Russian troops repatriated concentration/killing camps in Poland.
In April 1945 U.S. troops came upon the camps that has been used to murder Jews.
A commentator, upon seeing the details of the German Holocaust atrocities wrote, “To future generations it must
be told that once man did this to his brothers. In the 20th century, there existed a civilization which, for 12
years, returned to barbarism.”
The Holocaust darkened the world’s view of humanity and our future. As the world struggled to understand what
had happened, a new word, genocide, was needed for these crimes. Crimes committed by ordinary
people by a society not unlike our own.
The Holocaust was the systematic murder of 6 million Jews and 5 million non-Jews (these numbers vary because
so much killing was done in secret) by a select group of people who believed their Arian and Nordic
heritage was superior to other races. Their “Final Solution” was to commit mass-murder toward all other
races in an attempt to take over all of Europe and establish a New Germany, a new dictatorship made up
of a superior society.