HOLOCAUST

WHAT WAS THE HOLOCAUST ?

 Any mass slaughter or reckless destruction of life.
 Was the massive murder of 6 million of Jews in Germany, organized by the Adolf Hitler
Nazi government.
 Happened in XX century during World War II on entire territory occupied by Germans.
 MOTIONS AND BOOSTERS OF HOLOCAUST

 Accused the Jews of having a plan for world

domination, criticized the economic liberalism and the
financial capitalist because they affirmed that both
were dominated by Jews.
 The German authorities persecuted other groups
because they thought they had racial inferiority. For
example gypsies, physical and mental delays, slaves
people, communists, socialists, homosexuals, and
Jehovah testimonials.
 These persecute and genocides were realized in many
phases to exclude them from society.
 PHASES: THE LAWS

In 1930 Hitler had two measures that symbolize the reinforcement of the anti-Semitism:

 The first talked about miscegenation - they denied the Jews marriage and they were forbidden to have
sexual relations. They couldn't have housewife (just with less than 45 years) and even carry the colour
Reich (black, red, and white).

 The crystals night was a mark on the history of antisemitism because it was the beginning of violence
against Jews. The 1st attack started on 9 Nov 1938 where Nazi members attacked houses and orphanages,
hurting the population and burning infrastructures. Thirty thousand Jews were to concentration camps.
 CONCENTRATION CAMPS

 Was created more than 40 thousand installations in the territories occupied by Nazis to
concentrate, explore, and kill Jews.
 One of the most known examples of these camps was Auschwitz, who hosted politics that
made them do hard work until they die of exhaustion.
 ARRIVAL IN THE FIELDS
 The prisoners were transported in trains and during the travel,
they could run out of energy, water, and food. Most of them
died before they arrived. When they arrived they were selected
Children, sick and old people were immediately sent to the gas
chambers.
 The first measure of the forces SS was: take all of the dignity
from them. Cut their hair, dressed them out, and put a number
to identify each one, reducing them to a simple number. (This
number was done with the hammer and then, with gas
chambers covered with ink).
 IDENTIFICATION SYMBOLS
YELLOW TRIANGLE ( format of the star of David )– Jews.

RED TRIANGLE – politics, communists, democratic – socialist, and liberalists. 

GREEN TRIANGLE – Arial criminals (got privileges and authority above other

prisoners).

PURPLE TRIANGLE – - Jehovah testimonials, because they refused to

participate with the German military and appealed to their faith.

BLUE TRIANGLE – foreigners ( for example Spanish that was exiled in France).

BROWN TRIANGLE –gypsies and Latins.

BLACK TRIANGLE – lesbians, anti-socials, feminists, and Def people.

PINK TRIANGLE – homosexuals.

 CAMP ROUTINE
 They woke up at 5 am. They were chosen and directed to
work (they could be chosen every hour to their death).
 The work was done in 12h and it includes excavations,
couture and they could prepare their pits, and bury bodies.
 The meals were in the bowl and if they lose it they couldn't
eat.
 The Temperatures rounded -30° and prisoners only wore
the clothes of dead people.
 The prisoners weighed 30kg.
 METHODS OF DEATH

 Firearms - they dug their coves and die with a bullet in their
heart.
 Dynamite – prisoners were exploded in a room (didn't work
because pieces are all over the places).
 Shooting - the most common but was replaced for one
expensive).
 Gas chambers - the best method.
 AFTER THE HOLOCAUST
 When the prisoners were free they were afraid to back home because
they were insecure about the trauma and the antisemitism still exists in
some parts of Europe.
 Even who decided to back because they knew that a lot of non-German
Europeans had collaborated with Nazis that owned their properties.
 In Poland for example, 46 Hitler supporters killed 42 Jews and beat.