WorksheetsStages of Genocide
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of the following stage(s) of genocide describes this Holocaust event: Reinhardt Heydrich called a top secret meeting of Nazi officials to come up with a "Final Solution" to the Jewish "problem".
Denial
Organization
Polarization
Preparation
Which of the following stage(s) of genocide describes this Holocaust event:
Jews and other "undesirables" were loaded into vans and told they were being relocated. As they were transported, gas from the exhaust was re-routed back into the van, killing all passengers.
Classification
Symbolism
Preparation
Extermination
Which of the following stage(s) of genocide describes this Holocaust event:
Jews are forced to wear patches of the yellow Star of David on their clothing, identifying them publicly as Jews.
Classification
Symbolism
Preparation
Denial
Which of the following stage(s) of genocide describes this Holocaust event:
The Nuremberg Laws are passed in 1935, making it legal for Aryans to have special privileges over Jews and preventing the two races from intermixing in any way.
Classification
Symbolism
Dehumanization
Denial
1st stage: deals with separating people into "us" and "them"
Classification
Organization
Extermination
Polarization
3rd stage: the dominate group denies the humanity of the other group through hate speech and propaganda campaigns that associate the targeted group with vermin, insects and/or diseases
Organization
Dehumanization
Polarization
Extermination
There are considered to be ______ stages of genocide.
5
3
6
8
Why was this night known as "the night of the broken glass"
Someone broke a glass cup and forgot to clean it up
The nazi's were playing baseball and broke a window
The nazi's broke through synagogues, schools, and other jewish buildings, and broken glass was all over the streets
The jews threw glass at SS officers as a protest
When did Kristallacht happen ?
before the Holocaust
after the Holocaust
Genocide can be described as:
the negotiations and discussions carried out in handling affairs without arousing hostility
Widespread murder and other acts committed by governments or other groups with the intent to destroy— in whole or in part—a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.
The act or process of approving and sanctioning formally
the interaction of countries and how they cooperate to resolve issues among themselves
What is mass murder?
The killing of a big group of people that occurs through shooting, gassing, and confinement in labor and camps.
A good thing
War
What is Propaganda?
Techniques that do NOT persuade
Techniques used to influence opinions, emotions, behaviors.
Techniques used ONLY in an unfair way
Nazi propaganda created fear and loathing by portraying “enemies” of Germany as:
dangerous [a]
intelligent [b]
sub-human [c]
both a and c
For an action to qualify as genocide it must be intentional (not an accident) and systematic (planned)
True
False
