The Holocaust: Italy World WarII
How it all started!
Describe how WWII started!
- World WarII had been started from the frustration from WWI.
- Italians wanted Benito Mussolini to be their Prime Minister.
- Mussolini wanted to turn Italy into a dictatorship, and then Italy invaded the African nation of Ethiopia.
Shoes Taken From Prisoners
Shoes from the prisoners.
Auschwitz-Bunks
Bunks that the people sleep on in the camps.
U.S. Soldiers
U.S. Soldiers lined up.
Identify how the Holocaust started!
- Adolf Hitler led the Nazi's Party, and killed people who didn't fit his criteria.
- This group of people consists of:
- Roma, Sinti (travelers), mentally or physically disabled people,homosexuals, communists, labor unionists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Poles, Russians, and other people against Nazi regime.
- They wanted to kill all the Jews in Europe! :(
Tell me how Italy became a part of WWII.
- Italy had been brought into WWII by Benito Mussolini (a former socialist).
- Mussolini's military & fascists leaders wanted more land and power, and Germany wanted to regain national pride after what happened in WWI.
- By the mid-1943's Allied forces of the U.S. and Great Britain had began to occupy Italian territory.
Enjoy the video:)
Remembering the Holocaust
Work Cited
Source 1:
Adams, Simon. "Introduction-The Death Toll." Holocaust. Mankato, MN: Sea-to-Sea Publications, 2009. N. page. Print
Source2:
Corrigan, Jim. Causes of World War II. Stockton, NJ: OTTN Pub., 2005. N. pag. Print.
Source 3:
"Historical Context: Catch-22." EXPLORING Novels. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources In Context. Web. 1 May 2013.
Source 4:
Connolly, Sean. World War II. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, 2003. Print
Video:
"Video: Remembering the Holocaust." Local Broadcast Video Content 19 Apr. 2010.Student Resources In Context. Web. 3 May 2013.
Pictures:
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