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Understanding the Holocaust: The Nazi’s Final Solution and Resistance Efforts

This reading explores the Holocaust, defined as the genocide of European Jews and others during World War II, characterized by systematic killings, concentration camps, and medical experiments. The Nazi's "Final Solution" involved mass extermination through gas chambers and forced labor, leading to the deaths of up to 6,000 people daily. The text also highlights acts of resistance by non-Jewish individuals and Jewish uprisings, such as the revolts in Treblinka and Auschwitz. It encourages critical thinking about the motivations behind Nazi policies and their impact on Jewish communities.

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Understanding the Holocaust: The Nazi’s Final Solution and Resistance Efforts

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  1. The Holocaust:The Nazi’s Final Solution Corresponding reading: 32.3 (part 2)

  2. Holocaust defined • hol·o·caust  (hl-kôst, hl-)n. • 1. Great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life, especially by fire. • 2. The genocide of European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II • 3. A sacrificial offering that is consumed entirely by flames.

  3. What marked the *Final Solution? • Not dying quick enough in ghettos • *Systematic killing planned • *Concentration (extermination) camps • Transported via railway • Some lives were spared to work • “Showered” with cyanide gas (Zyklon B) • Up to 6,000 deaths per day • Medical experiments • Surgery practice, typhus fever…

  4. Was there Resistance? Non-Jewish Resistance helped some escape Germany Hid them in their homes Treblinka & Sobibor – 1943 Many escaped, but were killed soon after Auschwitz • Ella Gartner – Oct 7 1944 – helped lead revolt • Smuggled gunpowder, staged revolt • RozaRobota – organization • Executed one month prior to liberation

  5. Documentary… • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PomRAWCbgpw&feature=related

  6. Clip Thoughts? • How were those brought to the camps separated? • Why would they want to put the gas chambers farther away from the camp? • Who was responsible for burying the dead?

  7. Impacts on Jewish Population

  8. Comprehension Check • What was the new racial order proposed by the Nazis? • Give two examples of resistance to the Holocaust • What was the Nazi’s Final Solution? • What impact did the Holocaust have on the Jewish population of Europe? • Why do you think German people went along with the Nazi policies?

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