The Holocaust Brian M. Anzek Wright State University Ed 648

Table of Contents  Who the lesson is for  Objectives  Needed Materials  Student Activities  Material Being Taught  List of Websites

Pertains to:  Ninth Grade  World Studies  For use at the beginning of second semester

Objectives  Understand the Causes –Why Hitler hated the Jews –Germany’s economic conditions  Explain the Resulting Outcomes –A divided post-war Germany –The beginning of the Cold War  U.S. and Soviet Union

Materials Needed  Computer w/ Internet Access  Notes from Class  Printer  The List of Websites from the end of the presentation

Student Activities  Students are to create a persuasive letter to Hitler –Address Germany’s concerns towards his actions –Offer alternate solutions to the economic problems –Explain the potential outcome of his actions

Student Activities (cont’d)  Students are to Create a Timeline –Should begin with Germany’s loss in World War I –Should end with Germany’s defeat in World War II –Must include 15 important events minimum

Other Student Activities  In class lecture notes –Printed with Important Words Missing  Forces them to Pay Attention to Lecture  In class worksheets –Should accompany text  Watch movie “Hitler” –Get idea of how Hitler’s beliefs came to be  Webquest –Students will obtain information by accessing the Internet and finding credible sources

The Holocaust  Germany was left in ruin after World War I –Reparations imposed that left country economically unstable –Opened door for persuasive leader to come to power  Adolf Hitler felt that the war was lost because of Jews –Mother died under the care of a Jewish nurse

The Holocaust  Economic Troubles –Government In Debt due to War –Hitler played on the fear of no hope –Instituted programs to get people employed  KdF- “Kraft durch Freude” took care of leisure time  German Labour Front

Hitler

The Holocaust  Hitler headed up the Nazi party –Became Chancellor in 1933 –Began putting those who opposed him into concentration camps  Had his secret police terrorize opponents –The Gestapo

The Gestapo

The Holocaust  Hitler’s ability to pull the country out of economic hardship made people believe in him –People were willing to listen to him  Called Germans the Master race –Blue eyed and blond hair though his was dark  Resulted in the extermination of approximately 6 million Jews –Hitler’s terror not limited to Jewish genocide

The Holocaust

 Most “popular” method of extermination was the gas chamber –Though many died from malnutrition and neglect –Many were placed in forced labor camps  Devastated many European Jewish communities –Many emigrated to the U.S. –Jews longed for a place they could call their home land –Creation of Israel

Concentration Camp

The Aftermath  Germany divided into East and West –Berlin also divided and separated by Berlin Wall –Beginning of Cold War  U.S. and Soviet Union  Germany watched very closely –Try to prevent same scenario from occuring

Genocides Since the Holocaust  Cambodian Genocide –1975 to1979  Rwanda Genocide –1994  Bosnia Genocide –1992 to 1995  Darfur Genocide –2003 to present

“Forgive, but never forget”

Helpful Websites United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum- Holocaust Cybrary remembering the Stories of the Survivors- Holocaust Cybrary remembering the Stories of the Survivors- The Holocaust History Project Homepage- history.org The Holocaust History Project Homepage- history.org

Helpful Websites (cont’d) The Holocaust - The Jewish Virtual Librarywww.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/holo.ht ml The Holocaust - The Jewish Virtual Librarywww.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/holo.ht ml Holocaust Timeline- ne.html Holocaust Timeline- ne.html