THE THIRD REICH

WHO WAS HITLER?

• He was a German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party
• He was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945
• Was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945.
• Was the center and focus of the Holocaust
• Committed suicide because he was cornered by others

WHAT WAS IT?

• One of the common names for Nazi Germany
• Hitler killed a majority of Jews
• Changed Jews way of life in no time
• Hitler only aloud people that had blue eyes and blond hair
• He did not accept gays either and put them in jail

PEOPLE INVOLVED

• 6 million Jews died
• Hitler shot himself in April of 1945
• Soldiers from other countries discovered the camps
• Others countries knew a little about the camps
• No one wanted to get involved or take the risk

CONCENTRATION CAMPS

• A place where Jews were kept
• Many were killed in these camps by gas showers, etc.
• There were about 10 of these camps spread out
• Soldiers saved a small amount of Jews before death
• Some people tried to escape before passports were taken

ENDING HITLER

• The Allies defeated Nazi Germany they surrendered on May 8, 1945.
• Hitler soon after shot himself because of this
• The holocaust was now over with millions of Jewish deaths in its path