Milkweed Pre-Reading

According to the text, what was one goal of Nazi Germany?

• Rule Northern Europe

• Invade China

• Rule over the United States

• Attack Pearl Harbor

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How did Hitler betray Poland?

• He sent all the Jewish people from Germany to Poland.

• He decided to invade Poland.

• He signed an agreement with Stalin agreeing to split Poland between them.

• He annexed Poland.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What happened to Warsaw in 1939?

• Warsaw was invaded by the Soviet Union and a blockade was established.

• Germany invaded it, taking over factories, lodgings and food supplies.

• The US liberated Warsaw, freeing all the Jewish people.

• Warsaw signed a pact with Great Britain and France.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What did not happen to the Jewish people of Poland?

• The Nazi's took over their homes and businesses.

• They were ordered to wear white armbands with the Star of David.

• They were treated as equal members of society.

• They were forbidden to own radios or ride trains.

The small area in Warsaw where the Jewish people were forcibly moved was called-

• The Jewish Quarter, or ghetto

• The French Quarter

• Stalingrad

• Auschwitz

Between 1942 and 1943, as many as ______ Warsaw Jews were deported to the concentration camps.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

True or False, Underground Groups such as the Jewish Fighting Organization and the Revisionist party were successful in defeating the Nazis in Warsaw.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Write a short paragraph (at least three sentences) describing life in the Jewish Quarter. You must include at least three details from the text.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5