The Holocaust Introduction
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English
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8th Grade
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Nicole Reale
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36 Slides • 18 Questions
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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.
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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
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Poll
Have you ever been treated differently by someone because of your RACE or ETHNICITY?
YES
NO
Not sure
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Dropdown
The
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Multiple Choice
TRUE or FALSE?
The Holocaust is the ONLY genocide in history.
TRUE
FALSE
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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.
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Fill in the Blanks
Who promised to "make Germany great again?
Type answer...
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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.
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Multiple Choice
The Nuremberg laws prevented Jews from...
Owning businesses.
Traveling.
Practicing medicine and law.
All of these.
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Drag and Drop
The
Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews was called "
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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.
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Drag and Drop
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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.
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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
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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
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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