The Holocaust Introduction

Poll

How would you rate your current knowledge about The Holocaust?

• I know A LOT and can talk about it with others.

• I know a little bit.

• I don't really know anything about it.

Match

Match the following:

• Opinion about a group of people not based on reason.

• Unjust and unfair treatment of a group of people.

• Systems, policies, actions, and attitudes that create inequitable opportunities for a group of people.

PREJUDICE

DISCRIMINATION

RACISM

• PREJUDICE

• DISCRIMINATION

• RACISM

Poll

Have you ever been treated differently by someone because of your RACE or ETHNICITY?

• YES

• NO

• Not sure

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A

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is the deliberate killing of a large group of people of a particular ethnic group or nation.

The ​

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was the systematic slaughter of the Jews of Europe by the Nazis during World War II.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE?

The Holocaust is the ONLY genocide in history.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Why was Germany in ruins?

• Germany was blamed for World War I.

• Germany was forced to pay for damages and destruction caused by the war.

• Both of these are correct.

Fill in the Blanks

Who promised to "make Germany great again?

Multiple Choice

Hitler told the German people that Germany could only be great again by...

• starting another war.

• invading Poland.

• getting rid of the Jews.

Multiple Choice

The Nuremberg laws prevented Jews from...

• Owning businesses.

• Traveling.

• Practicing medicine and law.

• All of these.

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Hitler and the Nazis used

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to foster hatred of Jews.

The ​

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enforced Hitler's laws.

Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews was called "​

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propaganda

Nazis

The Final Solution

Nuremberg Laws

Jews

Multiple Choice

Which statement about GHETTOS is NOT true?

• Small, crowded space for a large number of people.

• Places where Jews gathered to hold secret prayer meetings.

• Unsanitary conditions caused spread of disease.

• Surrounded by tall, barbed wire fence so Jews could not leave.

• Food, water, and medicine was scarce.

Drag and Drop

The Axis Powers included Germany and which two countries?

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Italy and Japan

Italy and France

France and Great Britain

Multiple Choice

Why did Hitler begin invading other European countries?

• He wanted to make the German army stronger.

• He wanted to take over the world.

• He wanted to prove that Germany was stronger than Italy.

Match

Match the following:

• Transporting Jews to concentration camps.

• "Work camps" where prisoners were tortured, starved, and killed.

• Allowed the Nazis to kill a large number of Jews at once.

• The process of separating the strong from those who should be killed immediately.

Deportation

Concentration camps

Gas chambers

Selection

• Deportation

• Concentration camps

• Gas chambers

• Selection

Match

Match the following:

• Most famous concentration camp.

• U.S. naval base that was bombed by Japan.

• Country that changed sides during the war and helped to defeat Hitler.

• Jewish prisoners were forced to walk out of the camps.

• The U.S. dropped 2 atomic bombs here to end World War 2.

Auschwitz

Pearl Harbor

Soviet Union

Death Marches

Japan

• Auschwitz

• Pearl Harbor

• Soviet Union

• Death Marches

• Japan

Poll

How much has today's lesson INCREASED your understanding of The Holocaust?

• A LOT!

• I know a little more now.

• Not really at all.

Poll

Please rate your interest in today's lesson.

• I found it very interested and enjoyed the lesson.

• I found it somewhat interesting but some parts were boring.

• It was okay.

  I don't really care.

• I did not like this lesson.

Open Ended

What stood out for you the most in today's lesson?

WHY?