Atrocities of World War II
Atrocities of World War II
Atrocities of World War II
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<strong>Atrocities</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>War</strong> <strong>II</strong><br />
HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
Laws were passed to<br />
Deprive Jews <strong>of</strong> their Rights:<br />
NUREMBURG LAWS<br />
He Proclaimed the<br />
German People to be the:<br />
MASTER RACE<br />
He Proclaimed the<br />
Jewish People to be the:<br />
INFERIOR RACE<br />
All Jews were<br />
eventually required<br />
to wear a yellow<br />
“Star <strong>of</strong> David” on<br />
their outer garments
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He Directed that Jews<br />
should be deported<br />
The son <strong>of</strong> a deported<br />
Jew took revenge<br />
HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
SHOT A GERMAN DIPLOMAT<br />
Nazis Stepped-Up<br />
Policies Against<br />
ALL Jews<br />
PERSECUTION<br />
Nazis launched<br />
Violent attacks on<br />
Jews in Germany<br />
KRISTALLNACHT<br />
“Night <strong>of</strong> Broken Glass”
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Remaining Jews<br />
were either shot<br />
or arrested by the<br />
German SS<br />
HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
Jews react to the<br />
Increased violence<br />
REFUGEES<br />
FLEE GERMANY<br />
Many Jews were<br />
Placed in<br />
Segregated areas<br />
<strong>of</strong> key cities<br />
GHETTOS
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When the Jews failed<br />
to die fast enough<br />
Hitler created a<br />
New Plan<br />
FINAL SOLUTION<br />
HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
Hitler hoped that the<br />
Living Conditions<br />
in the Ghettos would<br />
cause the Jews to:<br />
STARVE TO DEATH<br />
Hitler’s New Plan<br />
called for the<br />
Systematic Killing<br />
<strong>of</strong> All the Jews<br />
GENOCIDE
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The Nazi’s Racial Purity<br />
Included the Elimination<br />
<strong>of</strong> all the following:<br />
POLISH<br />
RUSSIANS<br />
GYPSIES<br />
HOMOSEXUALS<br />
INSANE<br />
DISABLED<br />
INCURABLE<br />
HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
Hitler’s Elite SS Police<br />
Hunt down and Kill Jews<br />
KILLING SQUADS<br />
or DEATH SQUADS
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HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
Jews capable <strong>of</strong><br />
working were placed<br />
in Slave Labor Prisons<br />
CONCENTRATION<br />
CAMPS
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HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
Jews who were sick,<br />
elderly, or troublesome<br />
were placed in facilities with<br />
gas chambers & crematoriums<br />
EXTERMINATION<br />
CAMPS
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HITLER’S NAZI GERMANY<br />
The Nazi’s Largest and<br />
Most Famous<br />
Death Camp<br />
AUSCHWITZ-<br />
BIRKENAU
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The Japanese Considered all<br />
Surrendering Soldiers to be:<br />
DISHONORABLE<br />
IMPERIAL JAPAN<br />
The Japanese had complete<br />
Contempt for all Allied:<br />
PRISONERS OF WAR<br />
In the Philippines, the Japanese forced Allied Prisoners to walk:<br />
50 MILES<br />
to the POW Camp<br />
Approximately<br />
16,000 DIED<br />
BATAAN<br />
DEATH MARCH
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Toward the end <strong>of</strong> the <strong>War</strong><br />
Tokyo issued a new policy<br />
concerning Allied POW’s:<br />
KILL ALL POLICY<br />
RAID ON<br />
CABANATUAN<br />
IMPERIAL JAPAN<br />
The Japanese used easy<br />
Methods to kill Allied POW’s:<br />
BURNED ALIVE<br />
or SHOT<br />
In January 1945, U.S. Army Rangers<br />
Completed the most successful mission to<br />
free 522 Allied<br />
Prisoners <strong>of</strong> <strong>War</strong>
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GERMAN<br />
<strong>War</strong> Crimes Trials<br />
22 Nazi <strong>War</strong> Criminals<br />
were tried in this<br />
German City<br />
Nuremburg Trials<br />
Three Key Leaders Committed<br />
Suicide before being captured<br />
Hitler’s<br />
SS Chief<br />
Heinrich Himmler<br />
Der<br />
Fuhrer<br />
Hitler’s<br />
Propagandist<br />
Joseph Goebbels
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Commander <strong>of</strong><br />
the Luftwaffe<br />
(Hitler’s Primary<br />
Field Commander)<br />
Field Marshall<br />
Hermann Goering<br />
GERMAN<br />
<strong>War</strong> Crimes Trials<br />
Three Key Leaders were given Death Sentences<br />
Hitler’s Deputy<br />
Commander<br />
(Next in line to<br />
the Fuhrer)<br />
Rudolph Hess<br />
Slayer <strong>of</strong> the Poles<br />
(Creator <strong>of</strong> the Nazi<br />
Death Camps)<br />
Hans Frank<br />
Punishment: Hung & Cremated
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JAPANESE <strong>War</strong> Crimes Trials<br />
23 Japanese <strong>War</strong> Criminals<br />
were brought to trial in Tokyo by the<br />
Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Key Leader who was<br />
Tried & Convicted<br />
General<br />
Douglas MacArthur<br />
(Due to torture and<br />
Murder <strong>of</strong> POW’s<br />
and Civilians)<br />
Premier Hideki Tojo
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JAPANESE <strong>War</strong> Crimes Trials<br />
7 <strong>War</strong> Criminals were Condemned to Death<br />
16 <strong>War</strong> Criminals were given Life in Prison<br />
EMPEROR<br />
HIROHITO (SHOWA)<br />
was not tried for war<br />
crimes and continued<br />
to serve as Japan’s<br />
Emperor until 1989<br />
How were the condemned executed? HANGING