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The Holocaust Introduction

The Holocaust Introduction

Assessment

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English

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
RI.6.5, RL.5.6, RI.8.1

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Nicole Reale

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36 Slides • 18 Questions

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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.

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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

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

YES

NO

Not sure

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

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

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Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE?

The Holocaust is the ONLY genocide in history.

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TRUE

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FALSE

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Multiple Choice

Why was Germany in ruins?

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Germany was blamed for World War I.

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

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Both of these are correct.

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Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

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Multiple Choice

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

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starting another war.

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invading Poland.

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getting rid of the Jews.

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Multiple Choice

The Nuremberg laws prevented Jews from...

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Owning businesses.

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Traveling.

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Practicing medicine and law.

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All of these.

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Drag and Drop

Hitler and the Nazis used
to foster hatred of Jews.

The ​
enforced Hitler's laws.

Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews was called "​
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
propaganda
Nazis
The Final Solution
Nuremberg Laws
Jews

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Multiple Choice

Which statement about GHETTOS is NOT true?

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Small, crowded space for a large number of people.

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Places where Jews gathered to hold secret prayer meetings.

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Unsanitary conditions caused spread of disease.

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

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Food, water, and medicine was scarce.

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Drag and Drop

The Axis Powers included Germany and which two countries?
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
Italy and Japan
Italy and France
France and Great Britain

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Multiple Choice

Why did Hitler begin invading other European countries?

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He wanted to make the German army stronger.

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He wanted to take over the world.

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He wanted to prove that Germany was stronger than Italy.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Open Ended

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

WHY?

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