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World War II
The Diary of
Anne Frank
What is the Holocaust?
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Hitler - Leader of the NAZI party
Dictator of Germany 1933-1945
1. Waged WWII for 2 reasons
(1) he wanted to rule the world
(2) he wanted to make conquered
countries
“SLAVE” to his
“MASTER GERMAN RACE”
GENOCIDE: Deliberate
murder of an entire racial
group of people.
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Harass Jews
Stole their possessions
Forced them into slavery
Starved them
1941- ordered NAZIS to kill all Jews
1945 - 6 million killed
1.5 million under age of 14
All victims had been starved, tortured,
shot, gassed, or burned to death.
“A Fire That Causes Total
Destruction”
*HOLOCAUST*
This was a NAZI crime (NAZIS were
Europeans, not just Germans)
Germany 1919 - 1924
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After WWI – morale was very low, blamed
for WWI, must pay the war damages
German people LOST FAITH IN THEIR
GOVERNMENT!
German economy shattered—runaway
inflation (pound of sugar cost hundreds$$$)
Life savings were gone, work strikes,
companies closed, lost jobs
5 years of turmoil—dozens of political parties
had solutions: 2 parties: -----COMMUNISTS(satellite of Russia)
---NAZIS (led by Hitler) both wanted to END
democracy
Hitler Promises …
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To stop payment of war debt
To give every worker a job & food
To restore world prestige & military
supremacy
To develop the THIRD REICH (state
composed of German-speaking people)
To start the Master Race ”Pure Aryan”
(pure German)
1924 - 1929 Good Times Return!!
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America to the rescue! Foreign aid $$$
Economy improved, prices went down,
people went back to work
Bad time for the NAZIS & COMMUNISTS
1925 Otto Frank (banker) married Edith
in Frankfurt, Germany
1926 Margot born (1st daughter)
1929 Anne Frank born
1929 DEPRESSION
Otto lost job, Germans lost fortunes,
factories stopped production, out of
work
2. No food, heat, jobs
3. Upset with govt. even more
4. Bread lines, lived in tents
GOOD TIMES FOR NAZIS & COMMUNIST
PARTIES—RIOTS AGAINST EACH OTHER
NAZIS-more German of the 2 parties
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HITLER IN POWER 1933
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SCAPEGOATS: Jews were blamed
for all problems (inflation,
depression, losing war) Charges
made no sense as they lost
fortunes and also fought as soldiers
Hitler in Power
2. Propaganda: *advertising against Jews
*beatings in the streets
*stores were looted
*cemeteries were destroyed
*books written by Jewish authors
burned
Hitler in Power
3. ANTI-JEWISH LAWS:
PERSECUTION WAS THE LAW
BOYCOTT JEWISH BUSINESSES
JEWS DISMISSED FROM GOVT JOBS
NO JEWISH CHILDREN ALLOWED IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS (1933)
MR. FRANK IS
PREPARING TO
LEAVE GERMANY
ANNE FRANK IS 4 YRS OLD
NAZI TERROR MOVES TO
HOLLAND
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Jews lived in Holland for centuries &
were accepted as 1st class citizens
Felt religion was a private matter
Opened borders to Jews
Otto Frank had business contacts,
moved family in 1933
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Had 7 yrs. Success/good life
Mr. VanDaan business partner
Anne, Margot- Montessori school in
Amsterdam
NAZIS captured POLAND,
NORWAY, DENMARK
Hitler promised Holland
he would NOT invade
(Holland neutral in
WW1, wants to remain
neutral now)
ALLIES: Britain, France, Russia, U.S.,
China & 41 other countries
vs.
AXIS: Germany, Italy, Japan
Holland is wanted by NAZIS
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Hitler wanted Dutch airfields to
send missiles to destroy England
Several orders given to invade
Holland---cancelled—Dutch were
alerted and ready with a plan
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Open dikes, canals, drown NAZIS
Bomb bridges to stop them
German BLITZKRIEG
NAZIS in Dutch uniforms, machine guns,
parachutes took control of bridges, water
 STUKA dive bombers
 INFANTRY troops, tanks
4 days of fighting: NAZIS controlled all
roads to ROTTERDAM (city of
pride)PROMISSED NOT TO BOMB IF
THEY SURRENDERED. DUTCH AGREED TO
SURRENDER. NAZIS BOMBED IT ANYWAY.
DUTCH WERE FURIOUS!!!!!
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BELGIUM &
LUXEMBOURG also
fell to NAZIS (18
days)
DUTCH RESISTANCE
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Most Dutch refused to cooperate
with NAZIS
Queen Wilhelmina fled to England
& communicated through BBC
Dutch were told to turn in radiosmost did NOT obey
DUTCH UNDERGROUND
Along with British used SABOTAGE against
NAZIS
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Interrupted communications
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Helped Allied P.O.W.s escape
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Staged labor strikes
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Blew up RR & bridges
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Gave wrong directions
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Children- Dutch Prince Bernard’s Bday (all
kids to wear white carnation with
razorblades inside: lots of bloody NAZI
fingers!)
2 MONTHS AFTER THE
NAZIS OCCUPIED HOLLAND
ANTI-JEWISH LAWS enacted in Holland
1. Jews must register for their “protection”
2. Businessmen must register business (later
used for deportation)
3. Not permitted to ride in car, bus, bike
4. Not permitted in movies, tennis courts,
swimming pools
5. Restricted shopping: Jewish stores only;
3-5pm
6. Can’t use telephones
7. Curfew: inside by 8pm
ANTI-JEWISH LAWS
1941 - can’t own business
9. Can’t attend public schools
10. Must wear yellow Star of David or
be arrested
11. Turn in $$$$ and ration books
12. May have electricity 1 hr. daily
(Food is scarce)
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DUTCH CITIZENS HELPED
JEWS
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If caught—beaten, prison, death
Christians wore Star of David
Jews fought back with clubs—
NAZIS came in with tanks
Problems were sent to
concentration camps
DUTCH JEWS DEPORTED
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July 1942 –received “call up notices” to
report to labor camps
Packed into railroad cattle cars—several
days trip—no food, stopping
Gas chambers awaited the
Sunday, July 5, 1942—SS ordered
Margot Frank (16) to report for
deportation
4 DAYS LATER THE
FRANKS WENT
INTO HIDING FOR
25 MONTHS!