Guided Notes- The Holocaust

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Lecture Objectives:
 Students will be able to articulate the origin of the Holocaust, the role of propaganda,
the perpetrators and victims, and the significance of the Holocaust in history.
 Students will understand and discuss the human costs of the Holocaust and consider
racial injustice today.

Working with your partner, create a definition for the term ‘’Holocaust’’:
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Using these pictures and the lecture information, write down the person’s name and what their
role/importance was.

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Using the lecture and your textbook, fill in the blank with the correct key terms.

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1. On November 9, 1938 Jewish businesses, places of worship, homes, and schools were
destroyed and at least 91 people were killed. This event is known as __________________.

2. _________________ is the book Adolf Hitler wrote where he described his hatred of Jews and
the idea of Germans/Aryans being the pure, superior race.

3. A _______________ is an often-enclosed space that was meant to separate Jewish people

from non-Jewish people. Disease and starvation were very common here.

4. The meeting between government officials and high-ranking Nazi officers to determine a
solution to the ‘’Jewish Problem’’ is known as the ____________________________.

5. The _________________________________ were created in 1935 and forbid relationships

between Germans and Jews and stripped Jewish people of their political rights.

6. Newspapers, radio stations, posters, and films can all be examples of

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Name the three reasons why the Nuremberg Trials were important:
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Consider Elie Wiesel’s quote (featured in the clip shown during the presentation):

‘’The only time I cry, it’s not when I speak about my parents, but I speak about my little
sister. . .why the children? You know, a million and a half children were killed. . .do you know
what they have done to humanity?’’

Write down your thoughts on this quote. Why is it important?

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What are your thoughts/feelings on this quote from Anne Frank?

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Reflect on the questions below. Take 15 minutes to write down your responses and thoughts in
your writing journals. Share with your table group.
 What is one thing you learned from this lecture that you didn’t know before?
 Why is it important to remember the Holocaust?
 Why didn’t more people speak out against the Nazi Party?

Using the images on the left, without using your notes or textbook, write down what you see.

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