Nazi Control & Extermination
By: Matthew McCutchan
Overview of Holocaust
It was systematic, state - sponsored murder of jews and other by Nazis in WW2. Led by Hitler, Nazi Germany imprisoned and mistreated jewish citizens. Jews were starved, beaten, and often killed in extermination camps.
Definition/Background Information
Nazis aimed to control every aspect of people's lives, they maintained control through propaganda and intimidation. They essentially controlled every aspect of their citizen's lives.
Original Research Question
How did they kill in the concentration camps? They did not kill in concentration camps, they deported them jews to extermination camps and killed them. Some Jews were starved to death in concentration however.
Quote
“If we bear all this suffering and if there are still Jews left, when it is over, then Jews, instead of being doomed, will be held up as an example.” - Anne Frank
Citations
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"Spector, Shmuel, and Robert Rozett. Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. New York: Facts on File, 2000. Print."