Kayla Bear Lets see what you already know about the Holocaust Start the Quiz During what time period did the Holocaust occur a 19311948 b 19201946 c 19401942 d 19331945 Correct ID: 564828
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The Holocaust: Uncovered
Kayla BearSlide2
Let’s see what you already know about the Holocaust!
Start the QuizSlide3
During what time period did the Holocaust occur?
a. 1931-1948
b. 1920-1946
c.
1940-1942
d. 1933-1945Slide4
Correct!
The
“Holocaust”
refers to the period from January 30, 1933, when Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, to May 8, 1945 (V-E Day), the end of the war in Europe.
Next questionSlide5
Incorrect, but that’s okay!
We’re here to learn, and this is just a pretest! The correct answer was D, 1933-1945
. The
“Holocaust” refers to the period from January 30, 1933, when Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, to May 8, 1945 (V-E Day), the end of the war in Europe.
Next questionSlide6
How many people were murdered during the holocaust?
Approximately 2,000
Approximately 400,000
Approximately 11,000,000
Approximately 1,750,000Slide7
Correct!
It
is estimated that 11 million people were killed during the
Holocaust, with approximately 6 million of those people being Jewish. The
Nazis killed approximately two-thirds of all Jews living in Europe.
An
estimated 1.1 million children were murdered in the Holocaust.
Next questionSlide8
Incorrect, but that’s okay!
We’re here to learn, and this is just a
pretest! It is estimated that 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust, with approximately 6 million of those people being Jewish. The Nazis killed approximately two-thirds of all Jews living in Europe. An estimated 1.1 million children were murdered in the Holocaust. Slide9
Once
World War II began, the Nazis ordered all Jews to wear a yellow
________on
their clothing so they could be easily targeted.
Star of David
Angel’s halo
Sun
CircleSlide10
Correct!
The Star of David has religious significance to some Jewish people, but during the Holocaust, it was used to identify who was Jewish and who wasn’t. The picture to the left is an example of what was worn by Jewish people during the Holocaust.
Let’s move on!Slide11
Incorrect, but that’s okay!
We’re here to learn, and this is just a
pretest! The Star of David has religious significance to some Jewish people, but during the Holocaust, it was used to identify who was Jewish and who wasn’t. The picture to the left is an example of what was worn by Jewish people during the Holocaust.
Let’s move on!Slide12
What is a concentration camp?
The
term
concentration camp refers to a camp in which people are detained or confined, usually under harsh conditions and without regard to legal norms of arrest and imprisonment that are acceptable in a constitutional democracy. In Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945, concentration
camps were home to many, many imprisoned Jews.
Let’s learn about concentration camps!Slide13
Concentration camps list
Click each concentration camp name to learn more about it.
Auschwitz
Buchenwald
Dachau
Majdanek
TreblinkaSlide14
Auschwitz
Established in mid-1940
Located in the center of Europe
One of the death camps
What is a death camp?
Back to list
Click
here
to watch an interview with Oprah and
Elie
Wiesel, a Jewish man who was sent to Auschwitz.Slide15
Dachau
First concentration camp created
Located in
Back to listSlide16
Death camps
Jews were sent to death camps for the sole purpose of being killed. The Nazis killed Jews by forcing them into gas chambers, rooms filled with
Zyklon
-B or carbon monoxide. The gas would fill the room and suffocate those inside. The picture to the right shows the gas chamber at Dachau. You can see the places in the ceiling where the gas was released.
Back to AuschwitzSlide17
For more information…
Click
here
to view a Prezi about Diaries and Memoirs of the Holocaust!