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SCHINDLERSCHINDLER’’S LISTS LIST

WEIMER GOVERNMENTWEIMER GOVERNMENTSTRUGGLES AFTER WWISTRUGGLES AFTER WWI

► GERMANY SLIDES INTO GERMANY SLIDES INTO DEPRESSION AFTER WWIDEPRESSION AFTER WWI

► HUMILATED BY TREATY HUMILATED BY TREATY OF VERSAILLESOF VERSAILLES

► HAD TO PAY HAD TO PAY REPARATIONSREPARATIONS AND AND SIGN SIGN WAR GUILT WAR GUILT

CLAUSECLAUSE

PAUL VON HINDENBURGPAUL VON HINDENBURGPRESIDENT OF GERMANY APPOINTS HITLER TO PRESIDENT OF GERMANY APPOINTS HITLER TO

CHANCELLORCHANCELLOR

ADOLF HITLERADOLF HITLERBECOMES CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY IN 1933BECOMES CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY IN 1933

NAZI PARTYNAZI PARTYNATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMAN WORKERS PARTYNATIONAL SOCIALIST GERMAN WORKERS PARTY

► NAZI PARTY BASED NAZI PARTY BASED ONON

1. 1. EXTREMENATIONALISMEXTREMENATIONALISM2. RACISM: ARYAN RACE:2. RACISM: ARYAN RACE: BLOND HAIR BLUE BLOND HAIR BLUE

EYESEYES3. EXPANSION3. EXPANSION

HITLER CALLS HIS NEW HITLER CALLS HIS NEW GOVT. GOVT.

THE THIRD REICHTHE THIRD REICH

GESTAPOGESTAPOSECRET STATE POLICESECRET STATE POLICE

S.S.S.S.USED AS PROTECTION FOR HITLERUSED AS PROTECTION FOR HITLER

CONCENTRATION CAMPSCONCENTRATION CAMPSDACHAUDACHAU- BUILT FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS- BUILT FOR POLITICAL PRISONERS

CHARLES DARWINCHARLES DARWIN

► ALONG WITH NAZI ALONG WITH NAZI VIEWS HITLER USES VIEWS HITLER USES CHARLES DARWIN CHARLES DARWIN IDEA OF IDEA OF

““STRONGEST AND STRONGEST AND

FITTEST WERE FITTEST WERE

DESTINED TO RULEDESTINED TO RULE””

TO ATTACK THE TO ATTACK THE JEWSJEWS

HITLER RESTRICTS JEWISH HITLER RESTRICTS JEWISH INFLUENCEINFLUENCEBOOK BURNINGSBOOK BURNINGS

NUREMBERG LAWSNUREMBERG LAWS JEWS OVER THE AGE OF 6 HAD TO WEAR A YELLOW JEWS OVER THE AGE OF 6 HAD TO WEAR A YELLOW

STAR OF DAVID ON CLOTHESSTAR OF DAVID ON CLOTHES

KRISTALLNACHTKRISTALLNACHT““NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASSNIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS””

GHETTOSGHETTOSCONCENTRATING JEWS IN 1 PLACE FOR EASY CONCENTRATING JEWS IN 1 PLACE FOR EASY

MOVEMENT TO DEATH CAMPSMOVEMENT TO DEATH CAMPS

FINAL SOLUTIONFINAL SOLUTION

► ALL JEWS HEALTHY ALL JEWS HEALTHY ENOUGH WAS SENT ENOUGH WAS SENT TO SLAVE LABOR TO SLAVE LABOR CAMPS,THE REST CAMPS,THE REST WERE SENT TO WERE SENT TO EXTERMINATION EXTERMINATION CAMPSCAMPS

MOBILE KILLING GROUPSMOBILE KILLING GROUPSTHIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF FINAL SOLUTIONTHIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF FINAL SOLUTION

AUSCHWITZAUSCHWITZDEATH CAMPDEATH CAMP

CONCENTRATION CAMPSCONCENTRATION CAMPSSLAVE LABOR CAMPS- HEALTHY WOULD WORK UNTIL SLAVE LABOR CAMPS- HEALTHY WOULD WORK UNTIL THEY CANTHEY CAN’’T ANYMORE THEN THEY WOULD BE KILLEDT ANYMORE THEN THEY WOULD BE KILLED

GAS CHAMBERSGAS CHAMBERS

OSKAR SCHINDLEROSKAR SCHINDLERGOAL WAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WAR TO MAKE GOAL WAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WAR TO MAKE

MONEYMONEY

KRAKOW POLANDKRAKOW POLAND

►MOVED TO KRAKOW MOVED TO KRAKOW TO START BUSINESSTO START BUSINESS

► USED BRIBES TO USED BRIBES TO BUILD BUILD CONNECTIONS CONNECTIONS WITHIN GERMAN WITHIN GERMAN GOVT.GOVT.

ITZHAK STERNITZHAK STERNSCHINDLERSCHINDLER’’S JEWISH ACCOUNTANTS JEWISH ACCOUNTANT

SCHINDLER BUYS AN ENAMEL SCHINDLER BUYS AN ENAMEL AND KITCHENWARE FACTORYAND KITCHENWARE FACTORY

RACE AND RESETTLEMENT ACTRACE AND RESETTLEMENT ACT

► ILLEGAL TO HAVE ILLEGAL TO HAVE PERSONAL PERSONAL CONTACT WITH CONTACT WITH JEWS AND THE JEWS AND THE DEPORTATION OF DEPORTATION OF THE JEWSTHE JEWS

AMON GOETHAMON GOETHRUTHLESS COMMANDER OF PLASZOW WORK CAMPRUTHLESS COMMANDER OF PLASZOW WORK CAMP

PLASZOW WORKERS CAMPPLASZOW WORKERS CAMP

SCHINDLERSCHINDLER’’S LISTS LISTHAD TO MAKE A LIST OF PEOPLE HE WANTED TO TAKE HAD TO MAKE A LIST OF PEOPLE HE WANTED TO TAKE

TO HIS NEW FACTORY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIATO HIS NEW FACTORY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

►HAD TO PAY FOR HAD TO PAY FOR EACH WORKEREACH WORKER

► SPENT HIS ENTIRE SPENT HIS ENTIRE FORTUNE TO SAVE FORTUNE TO SAVE 1,100 JEWS1,100 JEWS

SCHINDLERSCHINDLER’’S FACTORY IN S FACTORY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIACZECHOSLOVAKIA

MADE MUNITIONS FOR WAR EFFORTMADE MUNITIONS FOR WAR EFFORT