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World War II: Holocaust Final Solution
World War II: Holocaust Final Solution
By: Christian Harmon and Cameron Toliver
Major Events
December 8, 1941: Heydrich appointed by Göring to implement the "Final Solution"
October 1, 1941: Establishment of Auschwitz II
January 20, 1942: Wannsee Conference in Berlin.
March 20, 1942: Extermination begins in Belzec
Final Solution
December 12, 1942: Deportation of Jews from Germany, Greece and Norway to killing centers
Overall Impact
Although Hitler was not successful, he did end up killing over one third of the world's Jewish population and teaching the world the meaning of evil.
At the end, even though the Jews were liberated, they continued to die. After the war illness of the weak killed up to 68% of the Jewish population.
Overall Impacts
What the U.S. wants you to know
During this time period every country created propaganda to boost their own image and to put down other countries.
Perception
The New York Times painted a horrific picture of the acts by Germany. They did this to prove to their readers why U.S. was in the war.
For Instance...
Liberated Prisoners
After the U.S. took over the Reich death camp 150 prisoners were executed in the forest within 24 hours and they were just left where they died.
What Happened Next?
Post-War Problems
Final Solution
-With the war coming to an end the biggest questions in the air were What to do with the Germans responsible? and What to do with the surviving people?
-With thousands of survivors,some of which unable to move due to starvation and disease, the question needed to be answered Where do they go
-Many jews feared to return home due to antisemitism
What happen to the survivors
-Jews survivors starving after years of labor with little food
The solution
-After the war the British went to the UN to resolve the horrors
-On October 29,1947 the UN adopted a plan to divide Palestine into an arab state called Palestine and into a jewish state called Isreal under Jerusalem control
-While every American has heard the story about how we saved the jews and etc. after the war America did virtually nothing compared to what they could've done to help
-Anitsemitism and Racism shaped Americas willingness to help the Jews
-While America did allow the largest amount of refugees many more could've been granted entry
-Helping the european jews never became a national priority
American Bias
What to do with the Germans responsible
-With tensions high between Germans and the rest of the world the question in the air was what should be done with the germans responsible
-With Hitler dead the blame of the holocaust now fell on the leaders of the Nazi regime
-In November 1945 21 men sat in the Nuremberg courtroom on trial for their lives
-This included people like Herman Goering,Hitler's heir, and Rudolph Hess,Hitler's deputy
-On October 1,1946 18 of the defendants were found guilty and 3 were acquitted
-11 were sentenced to death and the rest were sentenced 10 to life in prison
The Sentencing
The Defendants