1.9.14+and+1.10.14

Discussion: Ch. 1--small and large group Here are some questions we talked about:


 * Brief Historical Background: WWII and path to Holocaust **


 * WWII 1939-1945, started with German aggression
 * Born out of conflicts after WWI—Germany “broken” government, economy, military, transportation system, etc.
 * Nazi (National Socialist German Workers Party)—originated late 1920s, led by Adolf Hitler after WWI.
 * Hitler was anti-Semitic (hated Jews), called them an inferior race (Jewish is not a race).
 * Promised to restore Germany, mainly blamed Jewish people (and others—Gypsies, people with handicaps, mental illness, homosexuals) for this broken state, asserting they were not true Germans.
 * Elected German Chancellor in 1933, first concentration camp opened soon after.
 * Employed Gestapo (secret police) in years leading to war to imprison Jews. Many began to flee the country.
 * 1941, Germany invaded Poland and Russia, first big push of war began. Need for supplies=concentration work camps.
 * Invasion, control, ghetto, deportation to concentration camps (cattle cars)
 * 1942: Hitler and allies developed “Final Solution” policy=extermination of Jews

//Night// Reading Journal Assignment:

Sample Journal Entry:

HW: Journal Entry #1 DUE for Ch. 2-3 (which means, yes, you must read Ch. 2 and 3 too)