Introduction to the Holocaust

Introduction

We will be participating in a historical fiction reading unit by using the book, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. The information provided in this WebQuest is to be used as an introduction to the Holocaust, which will be discussed and studied in the book. Many of you may be aware of key people and elements from the Holocaust and WWII, but we can always learn more about the history of our world; especially events as tragic as this.

Task

Your task is to navigate through the WebQuest and click on any links provided on the "Process" page. When you are done looking at the webpage, simply close out of it and go back to the WebQuest for more navigation and links.

You will be given a "Scavenger Hunt" of information that you will need to find when navigating through the webpages. This learning sheet is found on the "Evaluation" page in the WebQuest.

Process

Pictures of WWII and the Holocaust (Scroll a ways down to find "Photo Galleries")

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust/pictures/remembering-the-holocaust/interior-of-anne-franks-house

The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/project/the-holocaust-a-learning-site-for-students?parent=en%2F11106

Rescue and Resistance

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/rescue-and-resistance?parent=en%2F11187

Map of Nazi Occupation

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/map/german-conquests-in-europe-1939-1942#:~:text=Germany%20defeated%20and%20occupied%20Poland,and%20Greece%20(April%201941).

Danish Resistance

http://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-features/special-focus/rescue-of-the-jews-of-denmark

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115670/denmark-holocaust-bo-lidegaards-countrymen-reviewed

Allied and Axis Powers

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Allied-Powers-international-alliance

Evaluation

Name: ________________________________________________ Hour:___________________

Using the links provided in the WebQuest, answer the following questions for the Holocaust/WWII “Scavenger Hunt”. Go to: http://createwebquest.com/node/20598

Pictures of WWII and the Holocaust (1 link…Scroll to find “Photo Galleries”)

1. What picture had the most impact on you?________________________________________

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Why? ________________________________________________________________________

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The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students (1 link)

(Click on the box for “Nazi Rule”)

2. Who was the chancellor, or man in charge, of the Nazi party? _________________________

(At the bottom of the webpage, click on the box labeled “5: Nazi Propaganda and Censorship”)

3. Below, list the eight forms of communication the Nazis took control of.

___________________________________ ____________________________________

(At the bottom of the webpage, click the right arrow, then on the box labeled “6: Nazi Racism”)

4. What is the name of Adolph Hitler’s “master race”? _________________________________

(At the bottom of the webpage, click the right arrow, then on the box labeled “7: World War II in Europe”)

5. “Blitzkrieg” means what in German?______________________________________________

Rescue and Resistance (1 link)

6. Finish the sentence by filling in the blanks.

“Some __________ __________________ the _________________ _____________________, the Nazi plan to _____________ the Jews of ____________________, by __________________ or _______________________ from ______________________ controlled Europe.”

Map of Nazi Occupation (1 link)

7. Name any five countries Nazi Germany occupied.

Country

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Danish Resistance (2 links)

8. (Link 1) How many Jews did the Danish Resistance help escape to Sweden? _____________

9. (Link 2, paragraph 7) Finish this sentence

“Both the Danish King and the Danish government decided that their best hope of maintaining Denmark’s sovereignty lay in ______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________.

What does this mean?____________________________________________________________

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Allied and Axis Powers (1 link)

10. List the five chief Allied Powers during WWII (paragraph 3)

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11. List the three Axis Powers during WWII (paragraph 1….read it carefully)

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