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The Holocaust
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Defining the Holocaust
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HOLOCAUST: _________________________________________________________________
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Hitler and Nazi plan to purify the _______________________
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____________________________________________________________________________ under Nazi
regime during World War II
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GENOCIDE: __________________________________________________________________
Casualties of the Holocaust:
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________ of Jewish population in Europe killed
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________ of Jewish population in Poland killed
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____________________________ was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945.
The Soviets found 836, 255 women’s dresses, 348, 000 men’s suits,
38, 000 pairs of men’s shoes and 14, 000 pounds of human hair.
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How did the Holocaust Happen?
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The Power of Words
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Anti-Semitism
Map
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European Jewish Population in 1933 was ___________________________
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Estimated Jewish Survivors of Holocaust: __________________________
The 4 Stages of Isolation
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The Holocaust was a progression of actions leading to the annihilation
of millions by:
1. Stripping of Rights
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1935: ______________________________________________ :
o Stripped of German ______________________________
o _______________________________________________
o Banned from German schools and universities
o _______________________________________________
o Forced to carry ID cards
o _______________________________________________
o Forced to wear the arm band of the Yellow “Star of David”
o _______________________________________________
o Forced to pay reparations and ______________________
2. Segregation
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Jews were forced to live in designated areas called “_________” to isolate
them from the rest of society
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Nazis established 356 ghettos in ________________________________________________
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Ghettos were _________________________________________________________________
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Disease was rampant and food was in
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Warsaw, the largest ghetto, held _______________ people and was 3.5
square miles in size
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Nazi ghettos were a preliminary step in the annihilation of the Jews,
as the ghettos became transition areas,
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3. Concentration
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Essential to Nazi’s systematic oppression and eventual mass murder of
enemies of Nazi Germany
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Slave labour “annihilation by work”
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Prisoners transported in ___________________________________________
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Camps were built on ___________________________ for efficient transportation
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Life in the camps:
o Possessions were confiscated
o ___________________________________________
o ___________________________________________
o ___________________________________________
o ___________________________________________
o ___________________________________________
o ___________________________________________
o Inhumane medical experiments
4. Extermination
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EINSATZGRUPPEN(___________________________) had began killing
operations aimed at entire
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DEATH FACTORIES: ___________________________________________________________
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EUTHANASIA PROGRAM: Nazi policy to eliminate
“_______________________________” (mentally or physically challenged) to
promote _________________ “racial integrity”
Final solution
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Wannsee Conference (Berlin -1942 ) established the
“_______________________________
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Called for the complete and mass annihilation and extermination of
the Jews as well as other groups
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Gas Chambers
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Prisoners were sent to _________________________________________________________
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Zyklon B gas used to gas people in _______________ minutes
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Up to 8000 people were gassed per day at
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Gold fillings from victims teeth were melted down to make gold bards
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Prisoners moved ______________________________________________________________
Nearing the End
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By 1945, the Nazis’ began to destroy
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Death Marches (Todesmarsche): Between 1944-1945, Nazis ordered
marches over long distances.
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On January 27, 1945, the Soviet army entered _____________________
(largest camp) and liberated more than
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Aftermath
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Yom ha-Shoah: _______________________________________________________________
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Nuremberg Trials: 1945-1949 were trials for war crimes of Nazi
officials (24 Nazi leaders tried)
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