Ghettos and the 'Final Solution'
I can explain how Nazi persecution of Jews escalated after 1939.
Ghettos and the 'Final Solution'
I can explain how Nazi persecution of Jews escalated after 1939.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Germany occupied much of Europe during WW2.
- German expansion increased the Jewish population under Nazi rule and led to more extreme persecution.
- Ghettos were set up across Europe but their purpose changed over time.
- The 'Final Solution' was decided upon by the end of 1941.
- Extermination camps were set up as part of the 'Final Solution' and killed millions of Jews.
Keywords
Ghetto - an area of a city where people of a particular race or religion live
Deportation - to force a person considered foreign to leave a country
Forced labour - the use of prisoners as unpaid workers
'Final Solution' - the name of the Nazis plan to murder all European Jews
Einsatzgruppen - mobile Nazi killing squad
Common misconception
Most Jews murdered during the Holocaust were killed in gas chambers in concentration camps.
Gas chambers were set-up in specially constructed extermination camps for Jews and killed millions, but roughly half of all Holocaust victims were killed by other means.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
- Depiction or discussion of serious crime
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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