1. Friday – February 27, 2015 Mr. Lombardi Do Now: 1. Describe how our court system works. 2. Can you think of a way to improve our court system? 3. Attempt to answer today’s Aim. Aim: How should Nazi war criminals be judged?

2. We will need volunteers to play roles in our classroom production of a war crime trial The roles we need filled are: 1) Judge: 2) Dr. Schultz (Defendant): 3) Defense Lawyer: 4) Prosecutor: 5) Dr. Bauer (witness): THE REST OF THE CLASS IS THE JURY

3. Today’s Seating Arrangement Teacher’s Desk Judge Witness Stand Defendant Defense Lawyer Prosecutor Jury

5. Rare color photo of the trial at Nuremberg, depicting the defendants, guarded by American Military Police.

7. The Nuremberg Trials 1.The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany. 2.Allied leaders agreed to punish those responsible for “crimes against humanity”. – Crimes against humanity: widespread or systematic murder, directed against any civilian (non-military) population. 3.Twenty-two Nazi leaders were put on trial (Hitler was already dead). Some received the death penalty, others were imprisoned (put in jail). 4.Additional trials were held in Italy and Japan.

8. Summary The verdict was that Dr. Schultz was… GUILTY What would an appropriate/fair punishment be for Dr Schultz? Why? Would it be different from other Nazi officials? Trial Results

10. Regents Prep Regents Prep - World War II

11. Critical Thinking Questions: 1.Given what you know about Hitler and the Nazis- Would you “speak out” or remain silent? Explain why 2.Why would you consider the “final solution” an act of genocide? 3.Why do you believe the rest of the world stood by while the Holocaust took place in Germany? 4.How did the persecution of Jews evolve throughout Hitler’s reign as leader of Germany? 5.How would you have reacted to the injustices committed during the Holocaust?