Understandings Questions Knowledge There had been a climate of Why did the Holocaust occur? Terms to know hatred against Jews in Europe genocide: The systematic and purposeful destruction and Russia for centuries. What are other examples of of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group genocide in the twentieth Various instances of genocide century? Elements leading to the Holocaust occurred throughout the Totalitarianism combined with nationalism twentieth century. History of anti-Semitism Defeat in World War I and economic depression blamed on German Jews Hitler’s belief in the master race Final solution: Extermination camps, gas chambers Other examples of genocide Armenians by leaders of the Ottoman Empire Peasants, government and military leaders, and members of the elite in the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin Artists, technicians, former government officials, monks, minorities, and other educated individuals by Pol Pot in Cambodia Tutsi minority by Hutu in Rwanda WHII.12 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide impact of World War II by c) explaining the terms of the peace, the war crimes trials, the division of Europe, plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, and the creation of international cooperative organizations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). VDOE Essential VDOE Essential VDOE Essential Understandings Questions Knowledge The outcomes of World War II What were the outcomes of World Outcomes of World War II included the war crimes trials, War II? Loss of empires by European powers the division of Europe, plans to Establishment of two major powers in the world: The rebuild Germany and Japan, and What were the war crimes trials? United States and the U.S.S.R. the establishment of international War crimes trials
Understandings Questions Knowledge There had been a climate of hatred against Jews in Europe and Russia for centuries. Various instances of genocide occurred throughout the twentieth century. Why did the Holocaust occur? What are other examples of genocide in the twentieth century? Terms to know genocide: The systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group Elements leading to the Holocaust Totalitarianism combined with nationalism History of anti-Semitism Defeat in World War I and economic depression blamed on German Jews Hitler’s belief in the master race Final solution: Extermination camps, gas chambers Other examples of genocide Armenians by leaders of the Ottoman Empire Peasants, government and military leaders, and members of the elite in the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin Artists, technicians, former government officials, monks, minorities, and other educated individuals by Pol Pot in Cambodia Tutsi minority by Hutu in Rwanda WHII.12 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the worldwide impact of World War II by c) explaining the terms of the peace, the war crimes trials, the division of Europe, plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, and the creation of international cooperative organizations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). VDOE Essential Understandings VDOE Essential Questions VDOE Essential Knowledge The outcomes of World War II included the war crimes trials, the division of Europe, plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, and the establishment of international What were the outcomes of World War II? What were the war crimes trials? Outcomes of World War II Loss of empires by European powers Establishment of two major powers in the world: The United States and the U.S.S.R. War crimes trials