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Perspective Structure (3 Marks)

Identify WHO holds the perspective, explain their POV, link to source content.

Value of Sources Structure (7 Marks)

Paragraph 1: Content

• Topic sentence

• Source A: what's in it that helps answer the Q

• Source B: same deal
  Paragraph 2: Origin + Features

• Topic sentence

• Source A: when/who/how it helps

• Source B: same thing

Holocaust Definition

The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of 6 million Jews by the Nazi regime from 1933–1945.

Hitler's Racial Goals

Create a master Aryan race, gain living space, and remove inferior races based on twisted Social Darwinism.

Hitler's Views on Jews

Hitler viewed Jews as a race, blaming them for various societal problems and portraying them as a threat.

Nazi Rise to Power (1933)

Hitler became Chancellor, used the Enabling Act to establish dictatorship, employing propaganda and fear.

Conditions for Nazi Rise

Treaty of Versailles, economic collapse, fear of communism, and a weak Weimar Republic facilitated their rise.

Nuremberg Laws (1935)

Laws that stripped Jews of citizenship, marriage rights, and civil jobs, forming a legal base for genocide.

Kristallnacht (1938)

Violent attack where Nazis destroyed synagogues and businesses, marking a turning point towards open violence.

Creation of Ghettos

Nazis isolated Jews for property theft, forced labor, and natural attrition while preparing for extermination.

Ghetto Living Conditions

Cramped, unsanitary, and starving conditions; e.g., Warsaw Ghetto housed 400,000 Jews in 1.3 square miles.

Control Inside Ghettos

Nazis sealed ghettos; Jewish Councils managed daily life, with education banned and smuggling dangerous.

Largest Ghetto

Warsaw Ghetto, containing 400,000 people in a small area, plagued by overcrowding and disease.

Ghettoisation Timing

Ghettoisation mainly occurred from 1939 to 1940 after the invasion of Eastern Europe.

Einsatzgruppen Purpose

To kill Jews and enemies behind enemy lines, evolving from stopping resistance to mass shootings.

Einsatzgruppen Victims

Targeted Jews, Roma, priests, intellectuals, and politicians deemed threats or inferior.

Einsatzgruppen Methods

Rounded up victims, forced them to dig graves, stripped them, and executed them en masse.

Einsatzgruppen Collaborators

Included Wehrmacht, Romanians, and local collaborators who aided in identifying and rounding up Jews.

Einsatzgruppen Effectiveness

This method was fast, required no camps or gas, and allowed for mobile killing alongside the army.

Einsatzgruppen Impact

Responsible for 1.5–2 million murders; e.g., Lithuania's Jewish population dropped from 250k to 40k in 1941.

Better Ways to Say 'Adds Value'

Alternatives include 'provides insight,' 'deepens understanding,' and 'highlights attitudes'.

Better Ways to Say 'Adds Value' Cont.

Further alternatives: 'is useful,' 'is significant,' and 'strengthens credibility'.

q3 Sturcture

Intro:

• Thesis + Define Holocaust
  Para 1:

• Topic sentence (link Q)

• Explain

• Use sources

• Link back
  Para 2+: Repeat
  Conclusion: Reaffirm argument