Process
Treasure Hunt
Holocaust Background Knowledge
Goal: Build background knowledge about the development of Nazi Germany
Choose one Web site to explore. Use the information in the Web site to answer the questions below the Web link. Be sure to read the complete articles! After you finish answering your questions, meet with your classmates to find out the answers to the remaining questions. Don't forget to answer the BIG QUESTION at the end.
Web site: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007671
Questions:
1. As described in the first paragraph, what were the "conditions" of Germany during the time when Hitler came to power?
2. How successful was the Nazi party in the 1932 election?
3. How did Hitler become chancellor of Germany in 1933?
Web site: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007673
Questions:
1. What individual freedoms did Hitler take away from the people of Germany?
2. What was the purpose of the SA?
3. Describe the role of the Catholic Church in Hitler's regime.
Web site: http://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/angrif03.htm
Questions:
1. What type of text is this? Who authored it?
2. What is one "charge" made against 'the Jew'?
3. What is one conclusion the author made?
The Big Question
How did Hitler transform Germany? Use at least one specific example to explain how Hitler's power changed society.