The Holocaust
8th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min
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Learning Objective
I can describe the key events of the Holocaust.
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The rise of Nazism in Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, drastically changed the lives of Jewish people in Europe, leading to the Holocaust.
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The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 stripped Jews of their German citizenship and political rights, legally institutionalizing their persecution, and in 1941 Jews were required to wear a Star of David to identify them.
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In January 1942, Nazi leaders coordinated the Final Solution at the Wannsee Conference, leading to mass deportations to death camps like Auschwitz-Birkenau, where Jews were systematically murdered.
