2024 ELA Rise of Hitler and His "Final Solution"

In the word genocide, geno- means ____ or _____ in [Greek / Latin] and -cide means _______ in [Greek / Latin].

race, tribe, Greek, killing, Latin

The definition of Holocaust is …

the genocide of Jews by Nazis during WWII

What historical event was Hitler’s blueprint and rationale for the Holocaust?

Turkey’s genocide of the Armenians

What impact did World War I have on Germany?

Restrictions were placed on Germany to reduce its power, including no army and tariffs.

Why were German people desperate for change between the World Wars?

Economic depression and the unemployment rate was high.

What does Mein Kamp (My Struggle), the book Hitler wrote in prison after he was arrested in an anti-government protest, outline?

his plan for solving Germany’s economic problems

Hitler blames Jews for all _____________.

economic problems

What are Hitler’s 3 main goals?

1) Destroy his opponents in Germany

2) Make Germany the strongest country in Europe by expanding its borders.

3) “Purify" Germany and then Europe of "racial enemies" and establish Aryans as the "master race."

Hitler chose the svastika as the symbol for the Nazi party. What does it represent?

the powerful rotating hammer of the god Thor (both creation and destruction)

After prison, Hitler becomes more involved in the _______________ and makes name for himself as a charismatic ______.

National Socialist Party, speaker

Hitler eventually becomes the _________ of Germany.

Chancellor

What happened during Kristellnacht, or “Night of broken glass”?

Jewish businesses throughout Germany and Austria destroyed. Many Jews beaten and sent to concentration camps.

More and more restrictions placed on Jews: curfews, business restrictions, banned from parks, schools, etc. What was the badge Jewish males and females age six and older were required to wear on their clothes?

Yellow Star of David

Was Hitler German?

No, he was Austrian and his grandmother was Jewish

Hitler opened a __________ department to persuade people to follow his views.

propaganda

How does Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I?

by sending troops into Rhineland, a “demilitarized” zone

In March 1938, Hitler takes over _________ with no resistance.

Austria

True or False: World War II began in March 1939 when Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia.

false

In September 1, 1939, World War II began when …

Hitler invaded Poland

Why did violence against and the segregation of Jews increase?

because it was legal

In 1941, Hitler officially proposed “Final Solution to the Jewish Question in Europe.” What was Hitler’s “Final Solution”?

systematic extermination of Jews and making genocide an established policy