Events
Events
Use the provided links to learn about the following events:
In the Beginning: the Rise of the Nazi Party
World War I was pivotal in setting Germany up to follow the Nazis and Adolf Hitler. After studying the Holocaust, you will now go back to Germany and see for yourself the impact Hitler had on the German people.
How did the end of WWI leave Germany open to follow a man like Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party?
When did Hitler become the official leader of the Nazi Party?
What was Mein Kampf?
What reasons did Hitler give for attempting to annihilate the Jewish people?
The Nuremberg Laws of 1935
At the annual political party rally held in Nuremberg in September of 1935, the Nazis announced new laws, which severely limited what Jews could do in Germany.
List four restrictions the laws placed on German Jews.
How did Hitler define a Jewish person?
German Invasion of the Netherlands
On May 10, 1940, one month before Anne Frank celebrated her 11th birthday, Nazi Germany invaded the small neutral Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Directions: After watching the video (6 minutes) about the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands and reading the article describing how life changed for Dutch Jews, answer the following questions:
Why did the Germans invade the Netherlands?
When did the invasion start? And End?
What made the Dutch surrender to the Nazis?
After reading the article, explain how Anne's life changed after the Nazis invaded the Netherlands?