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The Holocaust

History >> World War 2 for Kids

World War II

The Holocaust

What was it?

The Holocaust is one of the most terrible events in human history. It occurred during World War II when Hitler was leader of Germany. Six million Jewish people were murdered by the Nazis. This included as many as 1 million Jewish children. Millions of other people that Hitler didn't like were killed as well. This included Polish people, Catholics, Serbs, and handicapped people. It is thought that the Nazis murdered as many as 17 million innocent people.

A Jewish boy and mother being arrested
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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Why did Hitler and the Nazis do it?
Hitler hated Jewish people and blamed them for Germany losing World War I. He considered Jewish people to be less than human. Hitler also believed in the superiority of the Aryan race. He wanted to use Darwinism and breeding to create a race of perfect people. 
Hitler wrote in his book Mein Kampf that when he became ruler he would rid Germany of all the Jews. Not many people believed he would really do this, but as soon as he became Chancellor he started his work against the Jews. He made laws that said Jews had no rights. Then he organized attacks on Jewish businesses and homes. On November 9, 1938 many Jewish homes and businesses were burnt down or vandalized. This night was called the Kristallnacht or "Night of Broken Glass".

Ghettos

During World War II when the Nazis would take over a city in Europe they would force all of the Jewish people into one area of town. This area was called a ghetto and was fenced in with barbed wire and guarded. There was little food, water, or medicine available. It was also very crowded with multiple families sometimes sharing a single room to live in.

Concentration Camps

All Jewish people were eventually to be brought to concentration camps. They were told they were relocating to a new and better place, but this was not the case. Concentration camps were like prison camps. People were forced to do hard labor. The weak were quickly killed or died of starvation. Some camps even had gas chambers. People would be led into the chambers in large groups only to be killed with poison gas. The concentration camps were horrible places.

Hiding

Many Jewish people hid from the Nazis during World War II. They would hide with non-Jewish families. Sometimes they would pretend to be a part of the family and sometimes they would hide in hidden rooms or in a basement or attic. Some were able to eventually escape across the border into a free country, but many hid for years sometimes in the same room.

Stories and Heroes of the Holocaust

There are many stories of Jewish people striving to survive during the Holocaust and the heroes who helped them. Here are a few:

Anne Frank's Diary - This diary tells the real life story of a young girl named Anne Frank. She and her family hid from the Nazis for two years before they were betrayed and captured. Anne died in a concentration camp, but her diary survived to tell her story.

Schindler's List - This movie tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who managed to save the lives of over one thousand Jewish people who worked in his factories. Note: this movie is R-rated and not for children.

The Hiding Place - This tells the true story of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch lady who helped to hide Jewish people from the Nazis. Corrie gets caught by a spy, however, and is sent to a concentration camp. Corrie survives the camp and is let free at the end of the war.

1.What was the Holocaust?

2.What book did Hitler write where he said he wanted to rid Germany of the Jews?

3.Besides wanting to kill the Jewish people,

 who else did Hitler want to get rid of.

4.When the Germans took over a city in Europe, what was the place in town called where they put the Jewish people?

5.What was the name of the places called where they wanted to put the Jewish people to make them

work or kill them?

6.What were the gas chambers?

7.What young girl wrote a journal of her life hiding for two years from the Nazis?

8.How many Million people have historians estimated that Hitler and the Nazis Killed?

9.Who was corrie ten Boom?

10.What nationality was Oscar Schlindler, The man who helped to save many Jewish people during World War 11 ?

 

 

 

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Quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for his courageous leadership in the fight to end racial segregation in mid 20^th century America. He advocated civil disobedience, a nonviolent approach to defying the legal system that upheld segregation.

Dr. King is also remembered for his powerful sermons and speeches. brainyquote.com.

Match the quote by Martin Luther King, Jr. with the comment or interpretation below. The first one has been matched for you.

The words of Martin Luther King, Jr.:

1. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

2. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”

3. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. ”

4. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

5. “Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?”

6. “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

7. “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

***************

A. People should behave in a way that makes life better for their fellow humans.

B. This was clearly Dr. King's belief as he dedicated his life to speaking out against injustice.

C. In this analogy, darkness is to hate as light is to love.

D. Hating others hurts the hater.

E. Believing that one is right is no excuse for being in the wrong.

F. If you agree with this quote, you cannot feel completely safe when others are treated unfairly.

G. Behavior, not skin color, tells us what we should think of a person.

 

Abraham Lincoln by Axel 4b

I think Abraham Lincoln deserves to be on a postage stamp. Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the midst of the civil war which he also ended. Abraham was elected the President of the United States of America in 1860. He gave African Americans a right to vote, a right to work freely and marry whomever they want. Abraham had made very many brave decisions in his life. He had a wife whose name was Mary and four sons. Robert Todd Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln, who died in 1850, probably of tuberculosis, Willie Lincoln, who died of a fever in 1862 and Lincoln’s fourth son Thomas Tad Lincoln died because of heart failure at 18 in 1871.  Robert was the only child to live to adulthood and have children. The Lincolns' last descendant, great-grandson Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, died in 1985. Abraham Lincoln got shot at a theatre right after he had made African Americans equals and abolished slavery. Abraham was born in a log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky and was raised poor. Abraham worked at his farm growing up. The famous toys “Lincoln Logs” are from Abraham Lincoln’s log cabin. Abraham’s mother’s name was Nancy Hanks and Abraham’s father’s name was Thomas Lincoln. Nancy’s ancestry is still being questioned. After Lincoln’s assassination the community decided to build a memorial but the memorial wasn’t built until 1922. The architect was Henry bacon, the designer of the primary statue was Daniel Chester French and the Piccirilli brothers carved the Lincoln statue. Inside the memorial is the enormous statue of the well known President and on the walls there is written “The Gettysburg address” and his second inaugural address.

Writing Exercise by Alexandra

Dean was an extraordinary child. He didn’t have the ability to feel fear. He wasn’t even afraid of death itself. This was neither good or bad it just was peculiar. He hadn’t felt emotions since birth. People would describe his strange behavior dangerous or demonic. How his parents tried and tried to just make him smile. His parents were depressed and wondered what they did wrong. Dean could tell they were sad because of him, so he started pretending he had emotions. He started to have friends. His parents were overjoyed but deep down they knew he was faking it. The older he became the more he enjoyed pretending. His parents decided to take him to the fair. This was the first time he had real emotions. Fear on the rollercoasters, Happiness when he won games, Anger when he lost them, and of course excitement. This was the best day of his life, and for his parents their last one.

 Screaming,Explosions,tears and blood.That was what he saw. Terrorists had attacked the fairground and were shooting people. Dean had no idea what was going so he just stood still his face full with shock. Still he was not scared. He didn’t care that he was going to die. He would have been shot and died if his parents hadn’t saved him. They gave their lives to save him,so he could be happy. After the shootings he was found by the police and sent to an orphanage. Here Dean was tortured by the other children and called names. He was given very little to eat while the other children stuffed themselves. He had to sleep in cabinets instead of a bed. He was treated very badly and this he knew. At night he would curl up in his cabinet and wish he was dead. He didn’t find any meaning in living anymore. One morning the police came to the orphanages doorstep. They had heard from the neighbors that they had seen one child, skeleton-like and bruised, being hit by a caretaker. The caretakers denied this but then Dean appeared  , being curious about what was going on. When the officers saw him their faces became white with shock. The caretakers were under arrest for child abuse and the other children were sent to a different orphanage. Dean however was taken to the police station to be treated. The police later when he was healthy, sent him to live with his long lost aunt. He lived a happy life and grew up to be a police officer.

Sydney Crosby:

I think that Sidney Crosby should be on a postage stamp.  I think that because he is really goo at hockey and I want to be like him (I play hockey too).  He plays in the N.H.L., the world’s highest league. He plays for the Pittsburg Penguins.  He lives in the U.S.A. bu he is from Canada.  he plays for the Canadian National Team sometimes.  His whole team gave $500,000 to the hospitals in the U.S.. So I think that he is nice.  So that’s why I think Sidney Crosby should be on a postage stamp.”