Transcript Webquest Review

The Rise of Nazism:
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1. How did the end of WWI leave Germany open to
follow a man like Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party?
 Propaganda didn’t prepare Germany for the defeat
in WWI. They were punished by the Allies and were
disarmed and forced to pay reparations to France
and Britain. The new government (Weimar Republic)
could not handle the depressed economy or the
rampant lawlessness and disorder.
The Rise of Nazism:
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2. When did Hitler become the official leader of the
Nazi Party?
 In 1921 he became Führer.
The Rise of Nazism:
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3. What was Mein Kampf?
 It means “My Struggle”. It is a book written by Hitler
that details his radical ideas from German
Nationalism, antisemitism, and anti-Bolshevism. It
became the ideological base for the Nazi Party’s
racist beliefs and murderous practices.
The Rise of Nazism:
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4. What reason did Hitler give for attempting to
annihilate the Jewish people?
 Claimed they “stabbed Germany in the back” during
WWI. Blamed the Depression and problems on
them.
The Nuremberg Laws:
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 1. What are Aryans?
 A person with blonde hair and blue eyes of German
heritage
The Nuremberg Laws:
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 List 3 restrictions placed on German Jews (Please
include what they were required to carry as one):
 They were excluded from Reich citizenship
 They were prohibited from marrying Aryans
 They were required to carry identification cards. The
government added a red “J” on them and a Jewish
middle name if their original one didn’t sound
Jewish (“Israel”=males “Sara”=females)
The Final Solution:
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 What was the Madagascar Plan?
 Plan devised by the Nazis to ship all Jews under
Nazi control to Madagascar (an island in the Indian
Ocean)
The Final Solution:
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 Why didn’t the process of emigration (leaving
Germany) work for the Jews?
 Many countries refused to accept Jewish refugees
The Final Solution:
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 Describe how the Jews were transported to the
death camps.
 They were told they were being resettled for work.
They were told to take clothes, blankets, shoes,
eating utensils, a bowl, and some money. They were
forced into railcars that were unheated, had no
windows, and were sealed from the outside. Most
had to stand because more than 120 people were in
each car. No water or sanitary facilities. Many froze
or suffocated.
The Final Solution:
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 Who was in charge of transporting the Jews to
death camps?
 Adolf Eichmann masterminded the plan.
The Concentration Camps:
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 Describe the living condition at any of the
concentration camps.
 Brick and wooden barracks with several hundred
people in them. No true heating or sanitary facilities.
Damp, leaky roof and foul straw and straw
mattresses. Swarmed with vermin and rats. Shortage
of water and suitable sanitary facilities.
The Concentration Camps:
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 Forced labor is part of the concentration camps.
How many hours are the prisoners forced to work
each day?
 Minimum 11 hours
The Concentration Camps:
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 Describe the food given each day to a prisoner at
Auschwitz.
 Very little: Three meals a day (morning, noon, and
evening)
 Less physical labor= 1,300 calories a day
 More physical labor= 1,700 calories a day
The Concentration Camps:
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 How many people eventually lost their lives at
Auschwitz?
 1.1 million people out of the 1.3 million who were
there