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Decision-Making in TiMes of injusTice
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Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior 
a facing HisToRY anD ouRseLVes PuBLicaTion
 
Facing History and Ourselves is an international educational and professional developmentorganization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examinationof racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a morehumane and informed citizenry. By studying the historical development of the Holocaustand other examples of genocide, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives. For more information about FacingHistory and Ourselves, please visit our website at
www.facinghistory.org 
.Copyright © 2009 by Facing History and Ourselves Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.Facing History and Ourselves®is a trademark registered in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.Cover art photos:
(from left to right) 
“Exposure” Oil painting by Samuel Bak. Courtesy of Pucker Gallery; “Boy Held at Gunpoint,” © Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw.Cover description: Samuel Bak created a series of paintings called “Icon of Loss” based onthe well-known photograph of a young boy being held at gunpoint in the Warsaw ghetto. While working on this series, Bak reflected on “the countless millions of children thatperish in man’s senseless conflicts, wars, and genocides—past and present.” For ideasabout how to use the cover images to deepen students’ understanding of the Holocaust,refer to Lesson 14 in this curriculum.To download a PDF version of this curriculum, please visit
www.facinghistory.org/decisionmaking 
.Facing History and Ourselves Headquarters16 Hurd RoadBrookline, MA 02445-6919
 
Contents
Part I: Introduction
 What Is Facing History and Ourselves? ...........................................................................5Core Elements of a Facing History and Ourselves Journey ......................................6 Why Teach About the Holocaust and Human Behavior?.................................................9 Journals in a Facing History Classroom.........................................................................11Questions to Consider When Using Journals in the Classroom..............................12Suggestions for Using Journals in the Classroom.....................................................13Developing Vocabulary in a Facing History Classroom .................................................15Glossary of Key Terms Related to a Study of 
Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior 
..............................................................................16How to Use This Curriculum........................................................................................19
Part II: Lesson Plans
Lesson 1:
Introduction to the Unit............................................................................24
Lesson 2:
A Scene from a Middle School Classroom.................................................34
Lesson 3:
Identity and Place......................................................................................43
Lesson 4:
Those Who Don’t Know: Identity, Membership, and Stereotypes..............51
Lesson 5:
Us and Them: Confronting Labels and Lies...............................................59
Lesson 6:
The Nazi Party Platform............................................................................76
Lesson 7:
The Weimar Republic: Historical Context and Decision-Making..............89
Lesson 8:
The Fragility of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise to Power..................................114
Lesson 9:
Obedience................................................................................................127
Lesson 10:
The Nazis in Power: Discrimination, Obedience, and Opportunism.......142
Lesson 11:
The Nazis in Power: Propaganda and Conformity...................................158
Lesson 12:
Life for German Youth in the 1930s:Education, Propaganda, Conformity, and Obedience............................................172
Lesson 13:
Kristallnacht 
: Decision-Making in Times of Injustice...............................196
Lesson 14:
The Holocaust.........................................................................................220
Lesson 15:
The Holocaust: Bystanders and Upstanders.............................................255
Lesson 16:
Justice After the Holocaust.......................................................................283
Lesson 17:
Remembrance, Participation, and Reflection............................................301
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