Warm-Up

Objective: To determine the knowledge of the class regarding the Jewish Holocaust.

Standards: R1.3, 3.4, 3.7; W 2.3; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.9

What happened during the Jewish Holocaust?

Write down everything you know about the Jewish Holocaust—time period, important names, places, etc. If you don’t know anything about the Jewish Holocaust, what can you infer about why we might be studying it (look around the room for clues).

alliesDefinition: to join together and unite;

the Allies (France, Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States) were nations that fought against the Axis powers (Germany, Japan, and Italy).

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

anti-Semitic

Definition: a person who discriminates against or is prejudiced or hostile toward Jews

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Aryan

Definition: a non-Jewish Caucasian, (stereotypically tall, blonde hair, blue eyes)

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

concentration camp

Definition: camps established by the Nazis prior to and during World War II for the confinement and persecution of prisoners (i.e. Auschwitz)

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

genocide

Definition: the deliberate and

systematic extermination of a

national, racial, political, or cultural

group

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Holocaust

Definition: the systematic mass slaughter of European Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

NaziDefinition: followers of Hitler and his

regime 1933-1945 (National Socialist German Workers’ Party)

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Adolf Hitler

Definition: Nazi dictator of Germany 1934-1945; “Fuhrer” (German for “leader”)

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

World War II

Definition: war between the Axis and theAllies, beginning September 1, 1939 when Germany invadedPoland and ending with Germany surrendering on May 8, 1945 and Japan surrendering on August 14, 1945

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

typhus

Definition: infectious disease that is transmitted by lice and/or fleas that causes fever, headache, delirium, depression, and red spots on the body

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Third Reich

Definition: Germany during the Nazi regime 1933–45

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Swastika

Definition: this figure is the official emblem of the Nazi party and the Third Reich

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

dehumanization

Definition: to deprive of human qualities or attributes (food, names, clothes, etc.)

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

EinsatzgruppenDefinition: mobile killing squads that were found to be inefficient and costly (prelude to the Final Solution, where mass graves were dug and thenthey were shot)

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Final Solution

Definition: the Nazi program of annihilating the Jews during the Third Reich

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Mein Kampf

Definition: the autobiography of Adolf Hitler (1925-1927) outlining his plan for German conquest

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Nuremberg LawsDefinition: 1935 laws that denaturalized

Jews (i.e. took away their German citizenship, couldn’t marry or have sexual relations with Germans, and couldn’t fly the German flag)

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

Sonderkommando

Definition: a group of Jewish prisoners assigned to collect belongings, dispose of bodies, and take on other duties

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

death marchDefinition: occurred 1944-45 where

Jewish prisoners were made to walk long distances without food or rest in the bitter cold; typically ended in death

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1

liberation

Definition: to set free of imprisonment

Objective: To define, say, write, and illustrate historical words relating to the Holocaust,Standards: R1.3, 3.3-3.5, 3.7; W 2.1; ELC 1.1-1.6; LS 1.1