Transcript WWII Holocaust PowerPoint

Nazi Holocaust of WWII
Auschwitz – the final destination for millions of Jews
What was the Holocaust?
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The Holocaust is the
name applied to the
genocide, or mass
murder of minority
groups in Europe and
North Africa during
World War II by the
Nazi Regime in
Germany.
Jewish “prisoners” wore striped
uniforms and had ID numbers
tattooed on their bodies for easy
identification
Why Genocide?
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The Jews, whom Nazi’s
viewed as an inferior race,
were the most numerous
of the victims of the
Holocaust.
"Final Solution of the
Jewish Question,” was the
Nazis' plan to engage in
systematic genocide
against the European
Jewish population during
World War II.
Jews were herded like cattle. Here,
many Jews are looking through
electrified wire fence, only a few feet
from a freedom they would no longer
enjoy.
Were the Jews the only Target?
Many other groups were deemed
by the Nazis to be "racially
inferior" or "undesirable." These
groups included:
 Poles: 6 million deaths, both
Christians and Jews
 Serbs: 500,000 - 1.2 million deaths
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Bosniaks, Russians, and other
East Slavs: +/- 500,000 deaths.
 Mentally or Physically Disabled
 Homosexuals
 Africans
 Communists, political dissidents,
and POW’s.
 Freemasons, Eastern Christians
 Catholic and Protestant clergy.
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An American Soldier and Death Camp
survivor writes home.
Nazi
Mission:
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Early elements of
the Holocaust
include the use of
killing squads and
extermination
camps in a massive
and centrally
organized effort to
exterminate every
possible member of
the populations
targeted by Adolf
Hitler and the Nazis.
Map illustrating location of Death Camps
Methods of Extermination
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It is commonly stated
that approximately six
million Jews were
murdered in the
Holocaust, though
estimates by historians
using, among other
sources, records from
the Nazi regime itself,
range from five million
to seven million.
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Many were gassed in
shower stalls, shot
execution style, or
thrown in blast
furnaces, similar to the
one pictured to the
right.
The Rest of the World is Horrified!
Once the Nazi’s were defeated, the camps were soon
discovered and liberated. The rest of the world was shocked
at the discovery of the death camps strewn across Europe.
A Wake-Up Call for Germany
German civilians were among the doubtful. No one believed humans
were capable of such atrocities. In this photo, civilians are forced to
bear a glimpse of the death caused by their beloved leader, Adolph
Hitler, disproving the holocaust as an American fabrication.
Nuremberg Trials: Nazis Pay!
Nuremberg defendants and their attorneys, December 1945.
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of
prominent members of the political, military and economic leadership of Nazi
Germany. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to
1946. The first and best known of these trials was the Trial of the Major War
Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal (IMT), which tried 24 of the
most important captured leaders of Nazi Germany. It was held from November
20, 1945 to October 1, 1946.
Nuremberg Trial Results
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12 of the 24 Nazis on
Trial were sentenced to
death.
Many others were
given a sentence of
“Life in Prison.”
A few German Officers
committed suicide
while on trial.
Amazingly 3 were
acquitted because their
major offense was only
breaking the “Treaty of
Versailles”
A German Newspaper announces the 22 of the
notable German Officers and the sentences they
received at the close of the Nuremberg Trials.