775669
The Holocaust
- Dates
- It began in 1933, when
Adolf Hitler came to
power in Germany
- It finally ended ended on May 8,
1945 (VE Day).
- It began in 1933, when
Adolf Hitler came to
power in Germany
- The Victims
- Between 1933 and 1945,
more than 11 million men,
women, and children were
murdered in the Holocaust.
Approximately six million of
these were Jews
- Over 1.1 million children died
during the Holocaust
- Young children were particularly
targeted by the Nazis to be murdered
during the Holocaust. This was
because if they lived, they would
grow up to parent a new generation
of Jews. Many children suffocated in
the crowded cattle cars on the way to
the camps, and those who survived
were then taken to the gas chambers
- Between 1933 and 1945,
more than 11 million men,
women, and children were
murdered in the Holocaust.
Approximately six million of
these were Jews
- What was it like?
- The victims of the Holocaust
were taken to concentration
camps in 'cattle wagons'.
These were dirty, unhygienic
carriages with no water, food,
toilets or ventilation.
- The longest transport of the war took
18 days. When the transport doors
were open, everyone was already
dead
- The victims of the Holocaust
were taken to concentration
camps in 'cattle wagons'.
These were dirty, unhygienic
carriages with no water, food,
toilets or ventilation.
- The 'Final Solution'
- The “Final Solution” was constructed during the Wannsee
Conference in January 1942. Fourteen high-ranking Nazis met
in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin, and presented a program to
deport all Jews to Poland where the SS would kill them
- It consisted of locking a large number of innocent men,
women and children into a confined room and filliong the
room with toxic gas. Firstly, carbon monoxide was used but
afterwards an insecticide, Zyklon B, was used to kill inmates
- The “Final Solution” was constructed during the Wannsee
Conference in January 1942. Fourteen high-ranking Nazis met
in Wannsee, a suburb of Berlin, and presented a program to
deport all Jews to Poland where the SS would kill them
Quer criar seus próprios Mapas Mentais gratuitos com a GoConqr? Saiba mais.