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Hitler's quest for "living space" led to the resettlement of millions of Slavs to make way for ethnic Germans. The Nazis also sent Slavs and others to slave labor camps. The Final Solution involved the systematic genocide of Jews across German-occupied Europe. Overseen by Himmler and Heydrich, mobile killing units executed over a million Jews and concentration camps like Auschwitz imprisoned and murdered millions more. In total, the Holocaust led to the deaths of approximately 6 million European Jews and 9-10 million others deemed undesirable by the Nazi regime.
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- The types and purposes of Nazi concentration camps, including labor camps, POW camps, transit camps, and six extermination camps located in Poland.
- Details about the extermination camps including the numbers killed at each camp and the methods used, such as gas chambers at Auschwitz and gas vans at Chelmno.
- Maps and diagrams showing the layouts of camps like Auschwitz and Treblinka, and the processes of transporting Jews to the camps by train and selecting those fit for work
The Holocaust
The Holocaust began in 1933 when Hitler rose to power in Germany and ended in 1945 with the Nazi defeat. It involved the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies. Key events included Kristallnacht in 1938 when Jews faced violence and their businesses were destroyed, the establishment of ghettos in major cities from 1939 to confine Jews, and the operation of extermination camps from 1941 where millions of Jews were murdered in gas chambers. The Holocaust demonstrated the depths of human cruelty and resulted in an estimated 11 million victims before the Allied forces liberated the camps and defeated Nazi Germany.
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Between 1933 and 1945, the Nazis led by Adolf Hitler persecuted and murdered approximately 10-11 million people, including 6 million Jews, in the Holocaust. Hitler rose to power in Germany after World War 1 by promoting nationalism and anti-Semitism. Once in power, the Nazis established a racist totalitarian regime and concentration camps, where they imprisoned and killed Jews and other groups deemed inferior like Roma, Slavs, disabled people, and political opponents. Over the course of World War 2, the Nazis systematically stripped Jews of their rights, confined them to ghettos, and eventually deported millions of them to extermination camps where most were murdered in gas chambers or died of starvation, disease, or abuse. By the end,
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The document discusses the Holocaust and examples of genocide throughout history. It defines genocide as the systematic destruction of a racial, religious, political or cultural group. It then lists some key elements that led to the Holocaust, including totalitarianism, German nationalism, a history of antisemitism, defeat in WWI, and Hitler's belief in racial supremacy. The document also provides details about aspects of the Holocaust such as ghettos, concentration camps, means of transportation, gas chambers, and crematoriums. It concludes by briefly mentioning some examples of other genocides including against Armenians, in the Soviet Union, Cambodia, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, and Darfur.
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The Holocaust was the systematic mass murder of European Jews and other groups by Nazi Germany between 1933-1945. Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany and became dictator in 1933, at which point he began enacting anti-Semitic laws to persecute Jews. Eventually, concentration camps were established where prisoners were forced into hard labor and many were killed. The largest camp was Auschwitz, where over 1 million people were murdered. In total, approximately 11 million innocent people were killed in the Holocaust before Allied forces began liberating the camps in 1944-1945.
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Hitler planned to invade the Soviet Union as part of his vision for a Nazi-controlled European "New Order." He wanted to subjugate Slavic peoples and use the Soviet Union for resources while starving millions of Russians. In 1941, Hitler ordered the extermination of all European Jews in the "Final Solution." Heinrich Himmler headed the SS and the systematic murder of Jews in concentration camps like Auschwitz and Treblinka. At first, most Jews obeyed Nazi orders but some formed resistance groups in ghettos, while some countries offered support and helped Jews escape like Denmark did by sending Jews to Sweden.
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- 1. The New Order and The Holocaust “For your benefit, learn from our tragedy. It is not a written law that the next victims must be Jews” –Simon Wiesenthal
- 2. Resettlement Hitler’s quest for “living space” for the Germans led to the “resettlement” of conquered territory. Heinrich Himmler-SS leader- carried out resettlement plans in Eastern Europe Slavs-Czech, Polish,Croatian,Slovene, and Ukrainian-moved out and replaced with Germans-2.2 mil move into Poland Slavs and others were sent to slave labor camps By 1944-7 mil European worker were laboring in Germany
- 3. Final Solution The hatred of Jews became the key element in Hitler’s New Order. Viewed Jews as parasites who were trying to destroy the Aryans. Himmler and the SS shared Hitler’s racial ideas. Himmler and the SS were in charge of the Final Solution.
- 4. Final Solution-Holocaust of the Jews The “Final Solution” comes from the Wannsee Conference were Hitler met with Himmler and other top aids to discuss what would be “the Final Solution to the Jewish question.” The answer was genocide. Holocaust- a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire or a great destruction of life, especially by fire. The Jewish term for the Holocaust is Shoah. Genocide-the systematic extermination of a particular racial or ethnic group.
- 5. The Final Solution Reinhard Heydrich- head of SS’s Security Service-in charge of administering Final Solution. Created Einsatzgruppen- mobile killing units Einsatzgruppen put Jews into ghettos- mainly in Poland
- 6. Einsatzgruppen June 1941-Einsatzgruppen were given orders to act as mobile killing units. Followed the army into conquered lands and rounded up Jews and other “undesirables” and executed them-buried them in mass graves usually dug by the victims themselves. Estimated 1million Jews were killed by the Einsatzgruppen Proved to be too slow of a method for the Nazis-in 1942 the death camps opened.
- 8. Concentration and Death Camps There were 25 concentration camps across Europe and 6 death camps in Poland Auschwitz-largest camp-30% of arrivals went to work camps and the rest to the gas chambers. The ghettos in Poland were emptied and the Jews were sent to the death camps.
- 10. Arrival at Concentration Camp
- 11. Life in the Concentration Camp
- 12. Death in the Concentration Camps
- 13. Death Toll 6 million European Jews- 2 out of 3 European Jews Another 9-10 million non-Jewish people Gypsies (Roma) Mentally handicapped Homosexuals Europeans of African decent Slavs, Poles, Ukrainians, Belorussians 3-4 million Soviet soldiers (pow)
- 14. Holocaust Many ordinary Europeans saved Jewish lives by hiding Jews in their homes or helping them to flee Nazi controlled areas. Others collaborated or helped the Nazis hunt down Jews.
- 15. Holocaust in Pictures Gallery of Holocaust Images