united states’ perspective on the holocaust
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United States’ Perspective on The Holocaust. Should the Holocaust be defined as a Genocide?. Hum. 10 Block ___ 12/13/13 J. Neuberger M. Orner K. O’Rourke J. Stassen. Historical Context/Facts Holocaust: 1933-1945. Holocaust: from the Greek words: " holos ” = whole - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
United States’ Perspective on The Holocaust
Should the Holocaust be defined as a Genocide?
Hum. 10 Block ___ 12/13/13J. NeubergerM. OrnerK. O’RourkeJ. Stassen
Historical Context/FactsHolocaust: 1933-1945
Holocaust: from the Greek words: "holos” = whole "kaustos” = burned
*Jewish people excluded from public life on September 15th, 1935…Nuremberg Laws*lost citizenship & right to marry.
*Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) November 9 & 10, 1938.
*Nazis burned synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses, & attacked Jewish people.
*11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. Six million of those victims were Jewish
*Two-thirds of Jewish people living in Europe were killed by Nazis.
J. Neuberger
U.S.A.’s Past PerspectiveDuring W.W.II
Political, Social, Economic
U.S. Initial Response:• Rescue of Jews & others targeted
by Nazi’s = NOT a priority for U.S. gov’t.
• Unsure how to attempt large-scale rescues in Europe.
• US State Dept. policies make it difficult for refugees to obtain entry visas.
• State Dept. influenced by U.S. Economic Depression (isolationists)
December 17, 1942: U. S., Great Britain, & Allied gov’ts denounce Nazi implementation of “Hitler's intention to exterminate the Jewish people in Europe.”
M. Orner
U.S. Modern Day PerspectivePolitical & Social
“For the dead and the living, we must bear witness.”― Elie Wiesel
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's and world’s history century's history.” - Dan Quayle
"There must be people who remember World War II and the Holocaust who can help us get out of this rut." - Martin Scorsese
Remarks by President Obama at the Holocaust Memorial MuseumAs a President, as a father, We must tell our children about a crime unique in human history. The one and only Holocaust -- six million innocent people -- men, women, children, babies -- sent to their deaths just for being different, just for being Jewish.
K. O’Rourke
Premeditated Genocide
• Nazis established killing centers
• "extermination camps" or "death camps” were "death factories.”
• German SS and police murdered nearly 2,700,000 Jews in the “death camps”
• Murdered by asphyxiation with poison gas or by shooting.
*Did the Nazi’s premeditate the Holocaust?...YESNuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht, Final Solution.
*Should the Holocaust be titled a Genocide?...YES
J. Stassen
Check for Understanding
• 1. What laws restricted Jewish people’s rights in Germany?
• 2. What was the U.S.’s perspective on the Germany’s actions towards the Jews during WWII? How did the U.S. Respond after the war?
• 3. What was the Nazi’s intention behind the Holocaust?
Whole Group
Works Cited"The Holocaust." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2012.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “The Holocaust.” Holocaust Encyclopedia. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/?ModuleId=10005143. Accessed on 05 Dec. 2012
Whole Group
Notes• Each student in the group is responsible for 1 slide (#1-4)• All students in the group are responsible for:
1) “Questions” and 2) “Works Cited” Slide 3) being able to answer questions on the topic
*Place your First initial and last name in the bottom corner of the slide you createex: J. Neuberger
• Each slide should have at least 1-2 image and 2-4 bullet points.
• Retrieve evidence from eye witnesses, politicians, historians, military personnel & put them on the slide cited.