Comprehension Question- The Holocaust

Front

What did Jewish people in Nazi controlled areas have to wear to identify them as Jews?

Back

A yellow star of David.

Front

What race did the Nazis proclaim as the 'master race'?

Back

Aryan.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

Front

What term means prejudice against or hatred of Jews?

Back

Anti-semitism.

Front

Where were the Jews first moved to during the Holocaust?

Back

Ghettos.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What is the term for the deliberate destruction of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group?

Back

Genocide.

Front

What were the laws that enforced racial discrimination against Jews in Nazi Germany called?

Back

Nuremberg Laws.

Front

What was the name of the systematic extermination of Jews during World War II?

Back

The Holocaust.

Front

What is a ghetto in the context of the Holocaust?

Back

A section of a city where Jews were forced to live, often in overcrowded and poor conditions.

Front

What was the purpose of concentration camps during the Holocaust?

Back

To detain and exterminate Jews and other groups deemed undesirable by the Nazis.

Front

What does the term 'Final Solution' refer to?

Back

The Nazi plan for the systematic extermination of the Jewish people.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D