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The map shows the numbers of Jews killed by the Nazis in each country.

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7-4 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes and effects of world conflicts in the first half of the twentieth century.
- The influence of both world wars and the worldwide Great Depression are still evident. To understand the effects these events had on the modern world, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - 7-4.5 Summarize the causes and course of World War II, including drives for empire, appeasement and isolationism, the invasion of Poland, the Battle of Britain, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the "Final Solution," the Lend-Lease program, Pearl Harbo...
  - 7-4.6 Analyze the Holocaust and its impact on European society and Jewish culture, including Nazi policies to eliminate the Jews and other minorities, the Nuremberg trials, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the rise of nationalism in Southwest...
USHC-7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact of World War II on the United States and the nation’s subsequent role in the world.
- In defense of democracy, a government may need to confront aggression and ask its citizens for sacrifice in wars and providing foreign aid that, in turn, affects the practice of democracy at home. To make informed political decisions about when and ho...
  - USHC-7.4 Summarize the economic, humanitarian, and diplomatic effects of World War II, including the end of the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the war crimes trials, and the creation of Israel.

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Max Krautler | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

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Trude Heller's family narrowly escaped deportation to a concentration camp, but still had to live through other anxieties. At 14, she was made to quit school, and the family was forced out of their...

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Learn the series of events that led to the Holocaust and related events that occurred during this period.. 1933 January 30: Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany. March 5: Hitler receives strong vote...

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Overview I: A Short History of Anti-Semitism | Holocaust

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Overview I: A Short History of Anti-Semitism | Holocaust

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"I think the Holocaust happened because someone said, 'You're different, you don't belong.' " —High School Student "When our children were young, they always used to ask how come people have...

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Overview II: Hitler's Rise | Holocaust

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In general the art of all great popular leaders at all times consists in not scattering the attention of a people but rather in concentrating it always on one single opponent. —from Mein Kampf by...

Overview III: Prewar Nazi Germany | Holocaust

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Overview III: Prewar Nazi Germany | Holocaust

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"I felt like this can't be happening. Why would it be happening? People acted worse than animals, and it was people I knew. What happens to people to bring something like this on?"—Trude Heller...

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Overview IV: The Holocaust

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"One day we heard someting that was very disturbing to all of us. We heard for the first time about Auschwitz in Poland. That's where the killing was done. That we would be sent there, and that we...

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Overview V: Resisters | Holocaust

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"You had to keep it in your mind: 'I'm going to live. I'm going to survive.' If you lost the will, that was it. You had to have a strong will to survive." —Pincus Kolender, Charleston, Advice on How...

Overview VI: Bystanders and Rescuers | Holocaust

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Overview VI: Bystanders and Rescuers | Holocaust

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"No one had any compassion or any kind of a nice word to say to us. There was no one to say, 'It's going to get better,' or, 'Don't worry.' At no time had you the luxury of hearing anything like that...

Overview VII: Remembering and Forgetting | Holocaust

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Overview VII: Remembering and Forgetting | Holocaust

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"When I tell the story of my life, it takes me quite a while to get back to normal. I get nightmares. I don't mind having nightmares in order that future generations can benefit from it." —Ben Stern...

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Map - Concentration Camps and Killing Centers

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A death camp or killing center was specifically designed for mass murder. This map shows the locations of the concentration camps.

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Holocaust Timeline

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Holocaust Forum / B. Seared Souls: South Carolina Voices of the Holocaust

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Holocaust Glossary | Holocaust Forum

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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust - Teaching Lesson Seven

The Holocaust lessons were created to help students learn about the Holocaust from the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Lesson 7 deals with recollections of the camps, showing how a little bit of...

Introduction | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 1

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Introduction | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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In this introduction to the 10-part documentary, an overview provides the context, and South Carolinians who survived the Holocaust reflect on these events, telling their individual stories.

Beginnings | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 2

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Beginnings | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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Holocaust survivors reflect on the time immediately following Hitler's rise to the position of vice chancellor.

Survival | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust
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The Gathering Storm | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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Reflections on the anti-Semitism that began and the systematic isolation of Jews over time, taking away their rights, possessions and freedom. Jews were not permitted to join various youth groups. The...

The War Begins | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 4

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The War Begins | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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By 1939, after seizing land in Czechoslovakia and promising England's Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, that he would remain at peace, Adolf Hitler began World War II. Germany invaded Poland and...

The Final Solution | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 5

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The Final Solution | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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By 1939, the schools were closed for Jewish children, the synagogues were closed, and the business were closed. Jews were not allowed to have any businesses. Getting food was difficult and had to be...

The Abyss | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 6

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The Abyss | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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In 1939 and 1940, more than 70,000 Germans and Austrians, such as the chronically sick and the mentally retarded, had been gassed in six special euthanasia institutions. The euthanasia program became...

Holocaust | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 7

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Holocaust | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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The conditions in the camps are described in detail. In the camp, a line formed consisting of the able-bodied men and another for the old, pregnant women, young children, mothers with young children...

Luck | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 8

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Luck | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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Recollections of the camps continue with stories in which a little bit of luck was helpful, in terms of survival. Everyone who survived has a story like this to tell.

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Survival | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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Holocaust survivors discuss the determination that was required to survive under the horrid conditions. They discuss the gas chambers, the starvation, and illness, and waking up with a corpse next to...

Liberation | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 10

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Liberation | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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Recollections of being rescued by the Red Cross are shared, including being taken to a hospital, and a first meal of milk and rice. Men and women who served in the U.S. Army tell of their arrival at...

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Map - Concentration Camps and Killing Centers

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A death camp or killing center was specifically designed for mass murder. This map shows the locations of the concentration camps.

Never Again | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 11

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Never Again | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust

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This segment provides a glimpse of the after-effects of the experiences that these survivors endured and what their experiences should teach to all of us, and also some advice, such as avoiding...

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Holocaust Timeline

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