Introduction
The Holocaust is known as one of the single most terrible things to happen in Europe. In this WebQuest, you will find some of the more lesser known things about the Holocaust.
Task
Go to https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005182
1. How did the United States feel about the Holocaust at first?
2. Explain the quota laws against immigrants from Nazi occupied territories.
3. Compare how did the United States acted on the report sent by Gerhard Riegner at first and how they acted when it was investigated.
4. Look at the anti-Semitic poster. What do you see? What do they compare Judaism to?
Go to https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005140
5. What happened on December 17, 1942?
6. How many "major" war criminals were tried? How many were sentenced to death?
7. Between December 1946 and April 1949, 177 Germans were tried. How many were convicted? What were examples of some of the groups who stood trial?
Go to https://www.thoughtco.com/auschwitz-concentration-and-death-camp-1779652
8. What was the largest camp and how many people were murdered there?
Go to https://www.thoughtco.com/kristallnacht-night-of-broken-glass-1779650
9. What happened on "The Night of Broken Glass" otherwise known as Kristallnacht?
Look on the internet:
10. Find three interesting facts about the Holocaust.
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