PPT-The Jews 1940 - 1945 The Holocaust

By Mr RJ Huggins 2002 wwwSchoolHistorycouk Prelude to the Final Solution When Hitler seized power in 1933 he used his new powers under the Enabling Law to begin his attack on the Jews In 1938 the Nazi attack on the Jews changed and became more violent with Himmler launching Kristallnacht on 11. 1933 – 1945 . Anne Frank -. Hiding . and Betrayal. THE HOLOCAUST. . WAS . THE SYSTEMATIC, BUREAUCRATIC MASS MURDER OF MORE THAN SIX MILLION JEWS BY THE NAZI REGIME AND ITS COLLABORATORS . Holocaust History. How Did It End?. Approaching Defeat. With the Soviets rapidly approaching from the East and the Allies from the West, the Nazis began moving Jews to concentration camps in Germany. The Nazis then began destroying their extermination camps in hopes that the mass killings they conducted would not be discovered by the Allies. What do you know about the holocaust and other war crimes?. What do you know about The Holocaust & other war crimes?. Where have you found out about it?. Have you read any books about it?. Have you seen any movies about it?. By: Taylor, . Ja’Niyah. , Elias, . Notes. . When did the holocaust start?. The holocaust stared January 30, 1933.. Where did the holocaust take place?. The holocaust . took . place in Germany and in Eastern Europe.. Holocaust .  Greek words “. holos. ” (whole) & “. kaustos. ” (burned). Literal Meaning: Sacrificial offering burned at an altar. What We Associate It With: Murder of over 6 million European Jews and other persecuted groups (gypsies, homosexuals). January 27 2016. Between 1941 and 1945, the Nazis attempted to annihilate all of Europe’s Jews. This systematic and planned attempt to murder European Jewry is known as the Holocaust (The Shoah in Hebrew). . Kayla Bear. Let’s see what you already know about the Holocaust!. Start the Quiz. During what time period did the Holocaust occur?. a. 1931-1948. b. 1920-1946. c. . 1940-1942. d. 1933-1945. Correct! . 6 million Jews. 5 million people . 1933 - 1945. Defining the Holocaust. HOLOCAUST . (Heb., . sho'ah. ) . which originally meant a sacrifice totally burned by fire . the annihilation of the Jews and other groups of . June 6, 1944. D-Day. Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy and defeat the Germans.. Vive La France!. By September of 1944, France is liberated from German occupation.. Battle of the Bulge. Last German offensive in WWII.. Germany was suffering from the economic and physical turmoil left behind after WWI.. The Nazi party and their leader, Adolf Hitler, began to spread their ideas of nationalism, militarism and a racially “pure” Germany. Agnes Vertes , Holocaust Survivor Agnes Vertes is President of the Child Holocaust Survivors of Connecticut and a Jewish Historical Society Board member. She is a vibrant and engaging speaker. She teaches weekly, is America & the Holocaust. The Nazis were the murderers, but we were the all too passive accomplices. . - David Wyman, Holocaust Scholar. Theodor Seuss Geisel February 24, 1942. Antisemitism in the U.S. Emergency Rescue Committee: May 1940. The Final Solution. Setting the Stage. Adolf Hitler made several . promises. to the German people as his power grew:. Will return Germany to its . former glory. Will give people . jobs. Will get rid of the “. Rwandan. Great Purge. genocide. genocide. The . systematic and purposeful . destruction. . of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group. Systematic and . purposeful. Destruction: . large scale annihilation; .