racism, religion and the holocaust. racism, prejudice and discrimination? we will be: examining the...
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Racism, Prejudice and Discrimination?
We will be: Examining the nature of racism,
the origins of anti-Semitism and the Apartheid system in South Africa.
You will be able to: Explain the meaning of the
terms: prejudice and discrimination.
Describe life under the apartheid system
The Slave Trade
We will be : Looking at the history of black
African Americans and the life of a slave
You will be able to: Explain how Africans were
taken to America Describe the condition they
existed in Explain the attitude of people at
the time to slaves
The United States of America
We will be: Examining the movement
known and the Ku Klux Klan
You will be able to: Describe the beliefs and values
of the KKK Describe the contribution and
influence of Dr Martin Luther King
Explain the aim of the Civil Rights Movement
Genocide
You will be: Examining the meaning of the
term genocide and looking at various examples
You will be able to: Explain the meaning of the term
genocide Give an example of a genocide
in the 20th century Explain the circumstance which
led to the Rwandan genocide
Does Religion Encourage Hatred?
We will be: Examining the possible link
between religion and hatred
You will be able to: State the main ideas of Jesus’
teachings Explain what is meant by the
Crusades and their purpose Give examples of religion being
a positive influence
The Cathars
You will be: Looking at a religious group
persecuted by the Catholic Church known as the Cathars
You will be able to: Explain what is meant by
heresy and describe the action taken by the Christian church against heretics
Give two examples of how religion has created conflict
The Jewish Holocaust
You will be looking at: The attempts of the Nazis to
wipe out the Jews in Europe during WW2
You will be able to: Explain the meaning of
Holocaust and what it refers to Describe how the rise of anti
Semitism in Germany affected the Jews
Explain how the Jews felt at this time
Nazi Propaganda
We will be: Looking at how the Nazis used
propaganda to influence the attitudes of non Jews
Discussing the effects of propaganda on the Jews
You will be able to: Explain what is meant by
propaganda Explain how Nazi propaganda
influenced the people of Germany
Explain how Jews were depicted by propaganda
Life in the Ghetto
We will be: Examining what life was like for
Jews in the ghettos
You will be able to: Explain the purpose of the
ghettos Describe what life was like for
Jews in the ghettos Provide examples of how Jews
tried to make life as good and as normal as possible
The Final Solution
You will be: Learning about what Hitler and
the Nazis called the Final Solution to the Jewish question
You will be able to: Explain what is meant by the
Final Solution Explain the purpose of the
camps built in Poland Explain how the Jews were
being disposed of before the Final Solution
Death Camps
We will be: Looking at the experiences of
Jews sent to Auschwitz and the other purpose built death camps
You will be able to: Describe what it was like for
Jews who lived in the camps State how you think that this
terrible brutality would affect a person’s belief in God
Give some reasons as to why such evil exists
Death Marches
You will be: Looking at the efforts of the
Nazis to continue with their plan of extermination as the war was coming to an end
You will be able: Explain what the death
marchers were Explain what the Nazis wanted
to achieve with the death marches
Explain how the Jews would have felt
Liberation (1945)
We will be: Looking at what the allies found
when they liberated the camps in 1945 and the attempts of the Nazis to hide the atrocities
You will be able to: Describe the scene that the allies
were met with when they entered the camps
Explain how local people were exposed to the horrors of the camps and the role they were given
Explain who would have had feelings of guilt
The Aftermath
We will be: Looking at the formation of the
state of Israel and the conflict that has arisen from this
You will be able to: Explain why and when the state
of Israel was formed Explain attitudes of Arabs and
Jews to the state of Israel Explain what Yad Vashem is
and its role in keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive