Holocaust Unit

By The Doni

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The Treaty of Versailles was treaty that ended WWI with Germany having to pay millions of dollars for the war. Germany loses land and loses military.

  • Hyperinflation

    When prices rise so fast it gets out of control.

  • Beerhall Putsch

    A hall where people drink beer.

  • Hitler on Trial

    Uses trial to give huge speech further blaming Jews for problems of Germany.
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    Weimar Reupublic

    The president was a popular war hero named Hindenburg. Vote people into power and they make the laws.

  • Anne Frank is Born

    Anne Frank is Born

  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler was a very charismatic man. He promised Germany a better life and power for Germany. Hitler eliminated political rivals to be head of the Nazis. Rising popularity of Nazi forces Hindenburg to five him some power.
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    Holocaust

    A very gruesome time where Jews were murdered.

  • Reichstag fire

    Hitler blames communists for fire.

  • Enabling Act

    Gives power of decision making to Hitler. Within a few months, all other political parties besides the Nazis were eliminated. This allowed Hitler to get rid of all his rivals. At this time, we see an official boycott of Jewish businesses as well.

  • Nuremberg Laws

    Allowed the Nazis to see who is Jewish or not.
    -Denied Citizenship
    -Forbade Jews from marrying non-Jews
    -Cannot fly national fly
    -Punishments included fines, imprisonment and hard labor
    (Eventually many more discrimination laws would be put in place building on this one)

  • Kristalnacht

    An event where the German government orders there citizens and police to burn and destroy Jewish stores and synagogue's.

  • 1939

    Nazis begin rounding up millions of Jews and confining them to Ghettos
    Largest Ghettos were in cities like Warsaw or Lodz in Poland

  • 1939-Euthanasia Program

    Systemically killing the deemed "unworthy of life" due to physical disability or mental illness

  • 1939- Germany Invades Poland

    Poland has 3 million Jews in its population. WWII begins.
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    World War 2

  • First Test of Zyklon B

  • 1942- Wannsee Confernece

    -Nazi Leaders approve the "Final Solution" or plan to exterminate the Jews

  • Einsatzgruppen Decide to Use Death Camps

    Ammunition is being wasted. Word spreads that people are being killed by the einsatzgruppen. Death Camps would not have blood and shooting people will have blood.
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    Einsatzgruppen: Mobile Killing Squads or "Active Kommandos"

    As the army advanced into the Soviet Union, these groups would round up Jews from the newly occupied areas and kill them... Usually by shooting. The largest mass-killing by einsatzgruppen on record was at Babi Yar in Ukraine. 33,000 people were killed in just under 2 days.

  • Anne Frank's Family Goes Into Hiding

    Anne Frank's Family Goes Into Hiding
    Anne Frank went into hiding because the Nazis took over. Anne Frank went into hiding with his parents,Mr Frank and Mrs Frank, Peter, Mr V.D. and Mrs V.D., Anne, Margot, Dussel, Kraler, Miep.

  • Mr Dussel Moves into the secret annex

  • Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

    -Residents smuggled weapons in
    -Uprising lasted for about a month
    -SS troops arrested and deported residents after uprising ended
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    Camp Rebellions- Prisoners fought back at death camps... Treblinka and Sobibor

    After stealing weapons from guards, prisoners tried to escape. Most were killed but a few dozen made it out and survived the war.
    Auschwitz- Birkenau
    Members of the Sonderkommando working in the crematorium fought SS guards killing over 70, but all 250 as well as 200 others were killed in response.
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    Death Marches

    -Allies advancing toward death camps
    -Nazi's evacuate prisoners, march them into Germany to avoid capture
    -Brutal treatment and harsh conditions along the way

  • Secret Annex is discovered and captured by the Nazis

    Peter made a noise, which made a thief tell the gestapo where the Franks and Van Daan's were at.

  • Liberation of Concentration Camps

    The United Stats and other Allies liberated all of the concentration camps and freed all of the Jews.

  • Liberation

    Camps in Europe were being liberated by the Soviets, Americans, the British, and the other Allies. The Nazi's are running to Germany and leaving prisoners behind.

  • The War Ends

    Hitler commits suicide rather than face capture by the Soviet Red Army Germany surrenders within a week.

  • Anne's death is confirmed to Otto Frank

  • Mr Frank Returns to the Annex

    When Mr Frank comes back he is in disbelief. All Mr Frank sees is the attic empty and everything is on the ground. Anne Franks diary was so meaningful to people is because it tells the struggles of Anne's family.

  • What Happened to Survivors

    -Displaced Persons Camps-Areas for former prisoners to stay while searching for family and a permanent place to live
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    Nuremberg Laws

    The Allies and the International Community put a number of Germans on trial for war crimes, Crimes against peace and crimes against humanity.

  • Definition of Liberated

    Freed from imprisonment, slavery, or enemy occupation