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1United States Holocaust Museum

1. After reviewing the ant-Semitism link, write a description, of anti-Semitism. 2. What other groups, besides the Jews, were persecuted by the Germans?

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2Intro to Propaganda

3. Review the Propaganda link. What is Propaganda? --------

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3Nazi Propaganda

4. Why was propaganda necessary to advance the Nazis agenda in Germany during WWII? 5. What did Hitler say about propaganda? 6. What were the goals of Nazi propaganda? 7. How was propaganda delivered to the German public?

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4The Lodz Ghetto

8. White viewing the video from the Ghetto link, create a "Wordsplash" of facts. 9. From your wordsplash, write a summary of what life was like in the Lodz Ghetto.

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5Concentration Camps

10.Select the Birkenau camp map. From the map, view the different areas of the concentration camp. Put yourself in Elie's position, imagine what it was like for him to arrive at the concentration camp, to survive day to day. From these photographs, create a paragraph, describing a day, an event or even just moment of what it might have been like to endure life in a concentration camp.

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6Death March

.Read the article "Death March". 11. What were the 3 purposes of the evacuation of the concentration camps? Select one of the personal histories of the survivors to read or view (with teacher permission). 12. Compare and contrast the article, a secondary source, with the personal history interview, a primary source. How are they alike? How are they different?

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7D- Day and the Liberation of the Concentration Camps

Read the "Focus on Liberation" article and view some of the historical footage. 13. What is the significance of D-Day? Be specific and use supporting details in your explanation.

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8The Hidden Child Foundation

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9World War II Leaders

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10Photos from WWII

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11Japanese Americans During WWII

This is a web page with informational text as well as videos. Either instruct students to only use text or to use headphones.

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12Map of the World During WWII

Analyze the map. What countries were considered part of the Allies? What countries were part of the Axis Forces?

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13Timelines of WWII

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14Audio and Text: interviews from WWII -- Primary Sources

Students can either read interviews from WWII or, if they have earphones, they can listen to the interviews.

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15What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?

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16American Involvment in WWII

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17Elie Wiesel

This page contains information about the author as well as pictures of him in the Buckenwald Concentration Camp.