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THE HOLOCAUST THIS ISSUE: The man who started it all A camping trip you don’t want to go on A day in the life of a citizen during the Holocaust

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WHAT IS IT? EUROPE

The Holocaust was a dark time in history where the Nazis (Germans) were trying to take over all of Europe and killing all Jews, cripples, beggars, disordered, poor, and opposing forces in the process. The Nazis at the time were lead by a man by the name of Adolf Hitler, and he was very cruel.

Table of contents:

1……………………………….……………………………………………………..Title

2……………………………………………………..Explanation & Table of Contents

3…………………………………………………………………………..How it Started

4…………………………………………………………..……..Concentration Camps

5……………………………………………………………………German Occupation

6……………………………………………………………………………How it Ended

7-8…………………………………………………………………………………Letters

9-13…………………………………………………………………Lexicon & Sources

HOW IT STARTED ADOLF HITLER On January 30th, 1933 Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. He was a very influential person because he was the leader of the NSDAP (often referred to as the Nazi party). They believed that Jews, cripples, and mentally disordered people were a threat to the “perfect” Aryan race of Germany.

He burned the Reichstag building to create a crisis atmosphere. As a result of doing this, he was granted Emergency powers. With these powers, he opened several concentration camps (see page 2). The Nazis then staged a boycott of Jewish shops and businesses to make everyone think that the people of Germany were in disapproval of Jews.

On May 10th, 1933. The Nazis burned all “anti-national” and “reactionary texts” (readings that oppose political reform) that the students deemed “nonGerman”. This represented their loyalty to the German race.

Now, everyone thought that Jews were the cause of everything bad that

The reason Hitler wanted to kill all Jews is because he was born at a time when people

ever happened to Germany, and Hitler could do anything he wanted and blame

wrongly thought that Jews

it on the Jewish. Jews started to lose many of their rights, from not being able

were rich, pretentious, and

to own land to being prohibited from being a newspaper editor. They eventually

mean people. He was taught

lost all equalities with other Germans.

to be jealous of their success

Eventually, the German president, von Hindenburg, died and Hitler became dictator. He received 90% votes in approval of dictatorial powers.

and prosperity.

THE CAMPS MUNICH, GERMANY

Shortly after after his appointment of Chancellor, Hitler opened several concentration camps in Germany. Concentration camps are places where prisoners were imprisoned in to either do labor or await execution. They were normally very small and very dirty, for they were not cleaned. Hitler would move all Jews, cripples, mentally disordered, and war prisoners into these camps, where they would be killed by the dozens each day, whether it was from execution, disease, or hunger. The camps were a place you didn’t want to be in or even near.

The SS, standing for the hardto-pronounce German word Schutzstael, were a personal army for Hitler, that would protect him and carry out any orders he had.

OCCUPATION RHINELAND, GERMANY Rhineland was the first place German forces occupied during the Holocaust. Occupying is when you fill or take up a given space, and in this case the German forces were filling up Rhineland. When German forces occupied your area, things changed, a LOT. The troops would feast on all of your towns’ meat, they would take away luxuries such as cake and cupcakes. They would also restrict activities such as playing games, running, and other enjoyable things.

The Nazis occupied places in Europe such as

Poland, Denmark, Paris, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Norway and many more. Some countries that were invaded by the Nazis Joined forces with them as an act of fear.

THE ENDING THE FINAL STAND The Holocaust lasted for 12 years, until 1945. The Allies were taking over the Nazi’s Concentration camps and releasing prisoners. On July 1944, Maidanek, a camp in Poland, was taken over by Allied troops. This was followed by many more takeovers as the Allied forces slowly drained Hitler’s power. In January 1945, Auschwitz was taken over. This was the biggest camp in the Nazi territory and it was also the one where the most deaths occurred.

The act of this camp being taken over was a major contributor to the end of the Holocaust.

When the Allied forces finally invaded Germany’s capital in 1945, Hitler knew he had been defeated. Whether out of cowardice and fear of punishment, or based on Nazi beliefs of death before dishonor, Hitler committed suicide in April, 1945 before Allied troops had a chance to capture him. Thousands of Nazis committed suicide during this year, as they were taught that it was a

The Allied troops were a group of nations that fought against the Axis (Nazis) forces. Some

more honorable option than being captured and tortured. However, hundreds

of the major countries

more were caught and punished because of their involvement in the Nazi army.

included were the UK, The USA, and the Soviet Union.

Dear Hitler, Why are you doing all these terrible, terrible things? Why must you take away my Jewish friends and take the cupcakes away from my sister Kirsti? There is simply no point to this madness! It isn’t needed, and I think it should be stopped at once. Think of how many people you are killing per day! I think you need to open your eyes, and look at the actual problems such as Hunger.

Please rethink your actions, -Annemarie

Dear Annemarie, The Jews are mean, spoiled people! They sit back, bathing in their success, not thinking of others! They were the cause of economic problems and the reason we lost WW1. I will not stop my actions until all Jews have paid for the crisis they have caused! The occupation is simply to look for Jews and punish them. And about those cupcakes - my soldiers need something to eat, don’t they?

Farewell, -Adolf Hitler

Lexicon Organizer

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Word

Part of Speech (noun, verb, adj)

Definition (in context with the story)

Sentence from book & Page #

How is this wor meaningful to th time period of yo book? Explain.

1. Amalienborg

noun

the winter home of the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Denmark

“‘Was the palace named Amalienborg?’” (11)

It is a place that Kirst likes to hear about in her stories

2. Christian X

noun

the king of Denmark during the nazi occupation

“Annemarie’s thoughts turned to the real king, Christian X, and the real palace, Amalienborg, where he lived, in the center of Copenhagen.” (11)

Annemarie’s father te her a story about him and she also met him once

3. Copenhagen

noun

the capital and chief port of Denmark

“Annemarie’s thoughts turned to It’s where Annemarie the real king, Christian X, and lives the real palace, Amalienborg, where he lived, in the center of Copenhagen.” (11)

4. David’s star

noun

the symbol of the jews

“...the chain that held the star of Some of Annemarie’s david…” (41) friends wear it becaus they are jewish

5. De Frie Danske

noun

meaning the free dains, it was the illegal Danish

“‘Did you read in De Frie Danske about the bombings in Hillerød and Nørrebro.’” (7)

Annemarie’s parents read it to get news

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newspaper, spreading information about rebel attacks and other useful info that the nazis didn’t want people to know 6. Denmark

noun

a country in northwestern Europe

“‘He knew how few soldiers Denmark had.’” (14)

It’s the country that the story takes place in

7. Fish skin shoes

noun

Substitutes for “Annemarie and Ellen looked at leather shoes, for the fish skin shoes.” (27) there was no leather left in denmark during the nazi invasion

Kirsti has to wear them because there is no leather (and she hates them)

8. German

noun

a native or inhabitant of Germany

“The german word was familiar as it was frightening.” (2)

The germans took over the place where Annemarie lives

9. Hitler

noun

the leader of the Nazi party

“...lead by Adolf Hitler” (47)

He leads the Nazis

10. Jews

noun

members of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins through the ancient

“‘Peter tells us that the Germans have issued many orders closing many stores run

by Jews.’” (23)

Annemarie’s best friend is Jewish

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Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham 11. Kroner

noun

the basic monetary “‘I’ll give you some kroner’” (20) unit of Denmark and Norway

It is the currency they use

12. Nazi

noun

a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party

“There had been no real coffee since the beginning of the Nazi occupation.” (6)

They’re the people w choose to kill Jews

13. Occupation

noun

the action, state, or “There had been no real coffee period of occupying since the beginning of the Nazi or being occupied by occupation.” (6) military force

The germans occupy her country and take many luxuries

14. Relocation

noun

to move to a new place and establish one's home or business there

Some of Anne maries neighbors get relocat

15. Resistance

verb

the refusal to accept “‘They must be edgy because of There is a group that or comply with the latest resistance acts.’” (7) fights the Nazis in he something country

16. Sabotage

verb

to deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage

“‘They call it ‘relocation’.’” (36)

“But Annemarie had heard The resistance (see Mama and Papa talk… News of above) sabotage man sabotage against the Nazis” (7) German vehicles

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17. Sweden

noun

a country that “‘That’s true,’ Papa had said. occupies the eastern ‘Sweden is still free.’” (15) part of the Scandinavian peninsula

It is the country Annemarie and her sister need to escape to

18. Swastika

noun

an ancient symbol in “‘Mama, it had a swastika on the form of an it.’” (21) equal­armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used (in clockwise form) as the emblem of the German Nazi Party

One of the shops in Annemarie’s neighborhood is closed with a sign on it that has a swastika on it

19. Synagogue

noun

the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction

“Leaving for school on Annemarie’s best friend Thursday… Annemarie saw the goes there because she Rosens walking to the is Jewish synagogue…” (33)

20. Surrendered

noun

cease resistance to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority

“...shortly after Denmark had surrendered and the soldiers moved in..” (13)

Denmark surrendered to the Germans

Works Cited Altman, Linda Jacobs. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Striking a Blow against the Nazis. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2012.

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"The History Place - Holocaust Timeline." The History Place Holocaust Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

"The Holocaust." - Simple English Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

"Introduction to the Holocaust." United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. United States Holocaust Memorial Council, 20 June 2014. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.