Name: _____________________

Period: _________
Date: ___________

How Could It Happen?

The Holocaust
Inference Activity: Write one sentence explaining what you think is happening in this picture.
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1. World War II began in the year ____________.
2. What is The Holocaust?
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3. How could something like the Holocaust happen? Write down 1-2 sentences answering this
question.
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Contributing Factors to the Holocaust
1) ____________ _______________ and the ______________ were in power in Germany.
2) _______________________ towards certain groups of people was allowed to exist.
a. Prejudice?

Bigotry?

Racism?

Anti-Semitism?

Choose one and try

to define it.
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3) The Holocaust occurred because certain ___________________ and _________________________
chose not to act.

4. Besides Jews, what two groups of people that were persecuted by the Nazis surprised you
the most?
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2) _______________________________

5. What is the Final Solution?

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Quick Write: In 3-5 sentences, describe how the Holocaust grew from a simple (wrong) idea to
mass murder?
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Quick Write: Which group of people do you think you would have belonged to and why?
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6. World War II ended in the year _____________________.
7. An estimated _____________________________ people died in World War II.
8. What happened to the survivors of the concentration camps?
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Think Questions:
Why did such a terrible thing happen?
Why was it allowed to happen?
Could something like the Holocaust happen again?
What similarities can you find between what happened back then and what is happening
now?
What can we do to prevent something like this from happening again?
Choose one question and write a thoughtful paragraph response.
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