world war ii & the holocaust
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World War II & The Holocaust. Part I: Hitler’s Rise to power. Treaty of Versailles Took away land Forced Acceptance of Blame for WWI Limits on military Required reparations No occupation of Germany. 1919 – WWI Problems. 1921. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World War II World War II & &
The HolocaustThe Holocaust
Part I:Part I:
Hitler’s Rise to powerHitler’s Rise to power
1919 – WWI 1919 – WWI ProblemsProblems
• Treaty of VersaillesTreaty of Versailles Took away landTook away land Forced Acceptance of Blame Forced Acceptance of Blame
for WWIfor WWI Limits on militaryLimits on military Required reparationsRequired reparations
• No occupation of GermanyNo occupation of Germany
19211921• Political parties formed in the Political parties formed in the new German democracy - new German democracy - Weimar RepublicWeimar Republic
• One of these was the National One of these was the National Socialist Party (a.k.a. Nazi) led Socialist Party (a.k.a. Nazi) led by Hitlerby Hitler
19231923Beer hall (Munich) putsch Beer hall (Munich) putsch
• Hitler’s first attempt to take Hitler’s first attempt to take over part of the Weimar over part of the Weimar Republic. Republic.
• 5 year prison sentence, 5 year prison sentence, served 8 monthsserved 8 months
19291929Us Stock market crashesUs Stock market crashes
Causes a world recession Causes a world recession making the Weimar Republic making the Weimar Republic even poorereven poorer Makes U.S. become Makes U.S. become isolationistisolationist
19301930
The Depression allows the The Depression allows the growing Nazi party to win many growing Nazi party to win many elections elections
Part II:Part II:
You Tricked MeYou Tricked Me
Oops, I did it againOops, I did it again
19331933
• President appointed Hitler President appointed Hitler Chancellor. Chancellor.
• Nazis organize Reichstag Nazis organize Reichstag burning burning
• Hitler requests and is granted Hitler requests and is granted emergency powers. emergency powers.
• Book burnings beginBook burnings begin
19341934
• Night of the long knivesNight of the long knives
19351935
• Hitler begins illegally Hitler begins illegally rebuilding the German armyrebuilding the German army
19361936
Germany occupies the Germany occupies the Rhineland (demilitarized zone Rhineland (demilitarized zone taken during WWI)taken during WWI)
19381938
• Hitler announces “Anschluss” Hitler announces “Anschluss” (joining) with Austria(joining) with Austria
• German troops occupy the German troops occupy the SudentenlandSudentenland
19391939• Nazis occupy CzecholslovakiaNazis occupy Czecholslovakia
• Hitler signs pact with Soviet Hitler signs pact with Soviet UnionUnion
• Nazis invade Poland and it is Nazis invade Poland and it is divided with the Soviet Uniondivided with the Soviet Union
19401940
France signs armistice with hitlerFrance signs armistice with hitler
19411941
• Nazis begin war in North AfricaNazis begin war in North Africa
• Nazis attack ?????Nazis attack ?????
19421942
U.S. finally enters the war after U.S. finally enters the war after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harborthe Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Holocaust
19331933• Jews prohibited from owning Jews prohibited from owning landland
• Jews prohibited from newspaper Jews prohibited from newspaper editingediting
• First concentration camps openFirst concentration camps open
19351935
Jews prohibited from full Jews prohibited from full citizenshipcitizenship
19381938• Jews must register all businesses Jews must register all businesses and property with authoritiesand property with authorities
• Jews must apply for identity cards Jews must apply for identity cards
• Jews prohibited from medicine and Jews prohibited from medicine and lawlaw
• Jews expelled from regular schoolsJews expelled from regular schools
19391939• Jews lose tenant rights and are Jews lose tenant rights and are moved into ghettosmoved into ghettos
• Curfews set at 8pmCurfews set at 8pm
• Wireless radios are forbiddenWireless radios are forbidden
19391939• Jews required to wear a yellow Jews required to wear a yellow starstar
• Nazis begin euthanasia program Nazis begin euthanasia program for the sick and disabledfor the sick and disabled
19411941• Jews ordered into forced laborJews ordered into forced labor
• Einsatzgruppen begin mass Einsatzgruppen begin mass murdermurder
• 11stst death camp opens death camp opens