PPT-The Holocaust

THE HOLOCAUST WAS ONE OF THE WORST WORLD EVENTS The Nazis who came to power in Germany in January 1933 believed that Germans were racially superior with the blond hair blue eyes and German blood and that the Jews were an alien threat to the socalled German racial community . 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. 11 million people were exterminated. 6 million Jews. 5 million people . 1933 - 1945. Defining the Holocaust. HOLOCAUST . (Heb., . sho'ah. ) . which originally meant a sacrifice totally burned by fire . s. . “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.” . ~. Elie. Wiesel. That there was more than one. Did you know?. The . Defenition. . Holocaust. - . any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life. By: Kim Michal. Photo Credits:. http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/. . http://myfdw.com/. . Who was Adolf Hitler?. Adolf Hitler was born April 20, 1889. Hitler was the dictator of Germany. He became dictator in 1933. Should the Holocaust be defined as a Genocide?. Hum. 10 Block ___ 12/13/13. J. Neuberger. M. . Orner. K. O’Rourke. J. Stassen. Historical Context/Facts. Holocaust: 1933-1945. Holocaust: from the Greek words:. In the 1940s, who was driven out of their neighborhoods and homes? . What is the Holocaust? . Where did the Holocaust take place? . What lie did the Nazis tell the Jewish people? . Why were Jewish people discriminated against? . 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). . Presenters: . Felicia Alexander / USHMM Teacher Fellow. Amy McDonald/ USHMM Teacher Fellow. Salvaged Pages. by Alexandra . Zapruder. Focusing on Four Female Diarists. Eva . Ginzova. – . Terezin. Ghetto. Presenters: . Felicia Alexander / USHMM Teacher Fellow. Amy McDonald/ USHMM Teacher Fellow. Salvaged Pages. by Alexandra . Zapruder. Focusing on Four Female Diarists. Eva . Ginzova. – . Terezin. Ghetto. Why is it useful in today’s society to teach about the Holocaust? . In the Holocaust…. 11 . million people were . killed in . a span of 12 years from 1933-. 1945, of those killed . 6 million were . 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. 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; . Rights Respecting Schools Award ’You have the right to be protected from being hurt and mistreated, in body or mind.’ Article 19 The Holocaust What is the Holocaust?  The term "Holocaust," o