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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).
allies
Definition: 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
Nazi
Definition: 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 the
Allies, beginning September 1, 1939
when Germany invaded
Poland 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
Einsatzgruppen
Definition: mobile
killing squads that
were found to be
inefficient and
costly (prelude to
the Final Solution,
where mass graves
were dug and then
they 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 Laws
Definition: 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 march
Definition: 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