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 During WWII, Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps throughout the territories it controlled. In these camps, millions of prisoners were killed through mistreatment, disease, starvation, and overwork.  Starting in 1942, Nazi Germany established extermination camps, or death camps, for the sole purpose of exterminating the Jews of Europe (the Final Solution). Over three million Jews would die in these camps, primarily by poison gas in gas chambers, although many prisoners were killed in mass shootings and by other means.  statistics.htm statistics.htm

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Page 1: Drama  a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience.  Nonfiction  writing that tells about real people, places, and events

Literary Terms

Drama – a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience.

Nonfiction – writing that tells about real people, places, and events

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The Holocaust

The term used to describe the killing of approximately six million European Jews during World War II. The program was planned and carried out by the National Socialist German Worker’s party (Nazis) and was led by Adolf Hitler.

http://www.ushmm.org/

Page 3: Drama  a form of literature meant to be performed by actors before an audience.  Nonfiction  writing that tells about real people, places, and events

Concentration Camps During WWII, Nazi Germany maintained concentration

camps throughout the territories it controlled. In these camps, millions of prisoners were killed through mistreatment, disease, starvation, and overwork.

Starting in 1942, Nazi Germany established extermination camps, or death camps, for the sole purpose of exterminating the Jews of Europe (the Final Solution). Over three million Jews would die in these camps, primarily by poison gas in gas chambers, although many prisoners were killed in mass shootings and by other means.

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-statistics.htm

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Anne Frank Born on June 12, 1929 Anne and her family went into hiding

on July 6, 1942 The Franks were arrested and sent to

Auschwitz-Birkenau on August 4, 1944 Anne was sent to Bergen-Belsen on

October 30, 1944 Anne and her sister, Margot, died in Bergen-

Belsen in March 1945. http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?pid=1

5&lid=2 http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/onlin

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