Holocaust

  • Nazis concentrated on political oppenents

    Nazis concentrated on political oppenents
    The Nazis had concentrated on silencing their political opponents-- communists, socialists, liberals, and anyone else who spoke out against the government.
  • Removing "non-Aryans" from jobs

    Removing "non-Aryans" from jobs
    After Hitler took power in Germany, he ordered all "non-Aryans" to be removed from government jobs.
  • Nuremberg Laws

    Nuremberg Laws
    Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of their German citizenship, jobs, and property.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Kristallnacht or "Night of Broken Glass." Nazi storm troopers attacked Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany and Austria.
  • Jews remained in Germany

    Jews remained in Germany
    Only about a quarter millions Jews remained in Germany.
  • The Final Solution

    The Final Solution
    A policy of genocide the deliberate and systematic murder of an entire population. Rested on the belief that Aryans were a superior people and that the strength and purity of this "Master Race" must be preserved. Other groups then Jews included Gypsies, Freemasons, and Jehovah's Witnesses.
  • Death Camps

    Death Camps
    The first was Chelmno that began operating in 1941. Auschwitz was the largest of all the death camps.
  • The Final Stage

    The Final Stage
    Overwork, starvation, beatings, and bullets did not kill fast enough to satisfy the Nazis. They added murder by poison gas.