Nazi Concentration Camp and the Final Solution

Adolf Hitler and Mein Kampf

Adolf Hitler and Mein KampfAdolf Hitler: Student Opinion Poll: What are some adjectives that can describe Hitler from the pictures in

previous slide? What does the illustration tell you about his speaking style? Hitler was a masterful speaker who was very good at convincing his audience that he knew

what was best for Germany. Using Prior Knowledge: Why were the German people looking for a strong leader after World

War 1? Do you think it has to do with the terms of defeat for Germany at Treaty of Versailles?Mein Kampf: Book written by Hitler while he was in jail and published in 1925 Student Reminder: Meim Kampf in Germany means “My Struggle” Divided humans into 4 categories based on physical appearances with the German man

being on top having “Aryan” like qualities like fair skin, blond hair, and blue eyes Inferior people or UNTERMENSCHEN described as Jews and Slavic People (Czechs, Poles, and

Russians are examples.)

Concept of the Master Race or “Aryan Race”

Question: What stories does these illustrations tell you about the idea of Master Race?

Concept of the Master Race or “Aryan Race”

Definition: used by the Nazis to describe Northern European physical characteristics as being superior (part of the Vocabulary Poster Presentation)

“Historians are detectives so remember to use the 5 W’s (What, Who, Why, When, and Where)

Who were the Master Race? What are some characteristics of the Master Race? Why was these characteristics considered to be superior? When did this happen? Where did this happen?

Nuremberg Laws 1953 The Laws restricted the following: 1. The right to German citizenship2. Prohibited from marrying non-Jews3. Attending or teaching at German schools

or Universities4. Holding government jobs5. Practicing law or medicine 6. Publishing books

Response Question: Why do you think it is important that Jews were not allowed to attend or teach at German schools or Universities?

Illustrations of Nazi Concentration Camps

Illustrations of Nazi Concentration Camps

Illustrations of Nazi Concentration Camps

Map of Concentration Camps in Europe

The map shows the locations of the concentration camps throughout Europe. By looking at the map, where are most of the concentration camps located? Why do you think the concentration camps were located in this region?

Oral History: Ruth Fenton

Conclusion and Final Thoughts: Millions of innocent people died in Nazi Concentration Camps and many of their

stories remain untold. Museums such as the Museum of Tolerance located here in Los Angeles help remind us of the cruelties that have been inflicted upon innocent people based on the ideologies of racial supremacy. More importantly, it remind us that we need to start to learn how to live with each other or else the same deadly mistakes can be made again over and over leading to the death of many more people.

IN CONCLUSION:What can you do to make sure that human cruelties like the one experienced

by those captured by the Nazis in these concentration camps never happen again? What are your opinions and views on what you have learned about the Nazi Concentration Camp?