20th Century Genocide: Nazi HolocaustBy: Nisya Hunter & Asia Knight

Summary

● Began 1938-1945● 6 million people were murdered

○ homosexuals ○ jews○ handicaps○ gypsies○ non-aryans

Summary (Cont.)

● Adolf Hitler and his Nazi followers were responsible

● Happend in concentration camps and ghettos throughout Germany

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Background

Social Factors● Hitler blamed Jews for defeat in WW1● Jews were looked at as less than human in

German societyEconomic Factors● Jews lost homes and businesses

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Background (Cont.)

Geographic Factor● Concentration/Death camps were placed

throughout Germany

Organizers

The Nazi’s were responsible for the holocaust.

Organizers (Cont.)

Their goal was to purify Germany of all non-Aryan descent.

Victims

Groups Victimized● Jews● Handicaps● Gays ● GypsiesDeath Casualties● 6,000,000 (approx.)

Victims (Cont.)

Survival tactics that Jews used in ghettos, were to make their lives as normal as possible and ration food.

World Response

Other countries responded by being silent. Some of them also refused to allow Jews to flee to their country.

World Response (Cont.)

The holocaust was preventable, but no one stopped it.

Aftermath

It will take many, many years for Jews to fully restore their initial population.