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Template: Ten Stages of Genocide



Stage
Explanation in your Own Words
Example from the Holocaust
How it can be Avoided
CLASSIFICATION
Cultural distinction to create “Us and Them” differences based on such things as ethnicity, race, and religion. It may create opinions that some are better than others.

To promote common grounds amongst all members of a group such as common language. Search for Ways that people are similar to avoid genocide
Symbolization

November 23, 1939 - Yellow stars required to be worn by Polish Jews over age 10.

DISCRIMINATION
When the people
January 24, 1934 - Jews are banned from the German Labor Front
Have an open mind and acceptance.
DEHUMANIZATION
Denying the fact that victims are human, they point out anything that differentiates one group from the other.
April 11, 1933 - Nazis issue a Decree defining a non-Aryan as "anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents. One parent or grandparent classifies the descendant as non-Aryan...especially if one parent or grandparent was of the Jewish faith."
Scientific evidence about how we all have the same bodyb parts.
ORGANIZATION
Being very concise
How the nazi's have
Hacking and destroying the recorded information.
POLARIZATION
Driving two groups apart.
September 29, 1939 - Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland. Over two million Jews reside in Nazi controlled areas, leaving 1.3 million in the Soviet area.


PREPARATION
Getting organized with all of the future plans that have been made.
November 9/10 - Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Glass.
By not actually doing the genociide.
PERSECUTION
Blaming the victiims on things they supposedly have done.
July 22, 1934 - Jews are prohibited from getting legal qualifications
By proving by law that these victims have not done anything unlawful.
EXTERMINATION
When the criminals
In January - A pogrom in Romania results in over 2,000 Jews killed.
Not allowing the camps to begin the burning of the victims.
DENIAL
This is when the people deny the things they have done.
January 18, 1945 - Nazis evacuate 66,000 from Auschwitz
By NOT following through with the genocide and killing people.
Use this website to help you with examples http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html