The Start of the Holocaust
By: Madisen Mueller and Payge Streit
Summary of our Topic
The start of the Holocaust impacted the World War II in huge way. Many groups and events help make this happen.
Describe how the Holocaust started.
The Holocaust started by Hitler becoming the dictator of Germany and then making all those cruel laws against the Jews. And then other countries saw what was going on and tried to put a stop to it. And that is when the war started and after that came the Holocaust.
Classify 2 big events that help start the Holocaust.
- Hitler becoming the dictator and making all those racist laws about the Jews.
- The war was a big affect because in was just happening in Germany anymore it was everywhere.
Identify who is responsible for the start of the Holocaust.
The person who is the most responsible is Adolph Hitler. Another big group is the Nazies, they were they army in Germany and Hitler was the dictator.
Our Sources
Quotes
- http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005681
- http://www.ushmm.org/educators/teaching-about-the-holocaust/common-questions
- "During the first six years of Hitler's dictatorship, from 1933 until the outbreak of war in 1939, Jews felt the effects of more than 400 decrees and regulations that restricted all aspects of their public and private lives."
- "Hitler did not make the Holocaust happen by himself. In addition to the SS, German government, military, and Nazi Party officials who planned and implemented policies aimed at persecuting and murdering the European Jews."