nazi holocaust 20th century genocide
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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.