Name: ____________________________ World War II The Holocaust In this WebQuest, you will learn more about what the Holocaust was, why and how it targeted certain people. Go to http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/catech.htm. This is a pamphlet used in many German schools. Answer the following questions about this. What was taught as the characteristics of a German person? How is a Jewish person painted in this pamphlet? What types of behavior does a Jew exhibit? If you were a student in a German school, what affect would this pamphlet have on you? Google: “How A Holocaust Happens, Freedom Writers.” Click on the link from www.wingclips.com. How does Mrs. Gruwell refer to the Nazis? What does she compare them to? According to her, how was the Holocaust able to happen? Go to http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide/photo-gallery.html. Look through the pictures and read the captions. Stop on the one captioned “Kristallnacht.” What happened on the night of November 9, 1938?
Name: ____________________________ World War II The Holocaust In this WebQuest, you will learn more about what the Holocaust was, why and how it targeted certain people. Go to http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/catech.htm. This is a pamphlet used in many German schools. Answer the following questions about this. What was taught as the characteristics of a German person? How is a Jewish person painted in this pamphlet? What types of behavior does a Jew exhibit? If you were a student in a German school, what affect would this pamphlet have on you? Google: “How A Holocaust Happens, Freedom Writers.” Click on the link from www.wingclips.com. How does Mrs. Gruwell refer to the Nazis? What does she compare them to? According to her, how was the Holocaust able to happen? Go to http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/genocide/photo-gallery.html. Look through the pictures and read the captions. Stop on the one captioned “Kristallnacht.” What happened on the night of November 9, 1938?
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