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Presentation, Graphic Organizers, & Activities

STANDARDS:SS6H3 Explain conflict and change in Europe.

a. Describe the aftermath of World War I: the rise of communism, the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Nazism, and worldwide depression. b. Explain the rise of Nazism including preexisting prejudices, the use of propaganda, and events which resulted in the Holocaust.

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TEACHER INFO: CLOZE Notes• The next pages are handouts for the

students to use for note-taking during the presentation. (Print front to back to save paper and ink.)

• Check the answers as a class after the presentation.

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Adolf Hitler

•In 1

899, Adolf Hitler w

as ___________________________ .

•In _

_________ , as a teenager, he m

oved to Munich, G

ermany.

•B

efore his career in politics, Hitler was a _

__________________________ w

ho fought in World

War I

.•

Like many G

ermans, Hitler’s _

__________________________ w

as very strong and he was

furious when G

ermany lost the w

ar and had to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

Treaty of Versailles

•The Treaty of V

ersailles was negotiated by the A

llied leaders with

___________________________ from

Germ

any.•

It forced Germ

any to ___________________________ for starting W

WI, and it doled out a

harsh punishment for doing so.

•G

ermany lost land and its m

ilitary, and was also forced to _

__________________________ to

war-

torn countries.•

When the treaty w

as signed in ___________________________ , Hitler, like m

any Germ

ans, w

as extremely angry.

Reparations•

After the w

ar, the ___________________________ , a dem

ocratic government, w

as set up in G

ermany.

•The new

government _

__________________________ G

ermany’s econom

y, but paying reparations stood in the w

ay.•

Millions of dollars w

ere ___________________________ for France and G

reat Britain.

•B

ecause so much m

oney was going to other countries, G

ermany w

as ___________________________ itself and fell into an econom

ic depression.

Depression

•Prices w

ent up as ___________________________ .

•B

asic items such as _

__________________________ w

ere not always available.

•M

en had ___________________________ to support their fam

ilies.•

The value of G

erman m

oney became _

__________________________ .

Nazi Party

•A

s the economic situation w

orsened, more and m

ore people ___________________________ .

•A

dolf Hitler was also very angry w

ith the situation and decided to ___________________________ .

•He gave several _

__________________________ that m

any Germ

ans agreed with.

•Soon, Hitler w

as elected leader of the _________________________________________ .

•In 1

923, Hitler ___________________________ the W

eimar Republic and take control of

Germ

any.

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Mein Kam

pf•

Hitler’s coup failed and he was sentenced to _

__________________________ .

•W

hile incarcerated, Hitler wrote a book called _

__________________________ , w

hich outlined his plan to save G

ermany.

•Hitler’s ideas included expanding G

ermany’s lands, elim

inating “impure” races, and creating

a ___________________________ .

•Once released, Hitler continued giving his passionate speeches and gained m

ore and more

support for the ___________________________ .

US Im

pact•

In 1

929 the US ___________________________ , causing an econom

ic depression that rippled throughout the w

orld.•

At this tim

e, Germ

any’s economy w

as being supported by ___________________________ .

•W

hen the market crashed, the banks needed G

ermany to

___________________________ im

mediately, w

hich they obviously could not do.•

As a result, G

erman businesses failed and m

any people ___________________________ .

Prom

ises•

Germ

ans were furious and _

__________________________ and the N

azis for help.•

Hitler promised to restore G

ermany and to m

ake it a ___________________________

.•

He also promised to protect G

ermany’s people by _

__________________________ and

war m

aterials production.•

Hitler was able to unite the G

erman people by placing the blam

e for the country’s problem

s on the ___________________________ .

•He also called for an increase in _

__________________________ .

Chancellor•

In 1

932, the ___________________________ the m

ajority of the vote (37%) in

Germ

any’s Parliament.

•A

dolf Hitler was appointed _

__________________________ in 1

933.•

Hitler imm

ediately began changing the democratic country into a

___________________________ led by a dictator and controlled by the m

ilitary.•

He now had _

__________________________ and banned all opposing political parties.

•A

nyone who spoke out against Hitler w

as threatened by the Nazis, sent to a

___________________________ for political prisoners, or killed.

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Violations

•Hitler and the N

azis soon had ___________________________ in G

ermany.

•Right aw

ay, he began to ___________________________ of the Treaty of V

ersailles.•

Hitler began to ___________________________ and reopened factories to build m

ore w

eapons.•

He stopped ___________________________ and began to expand the G

erman em

pire by taking over neighboring countries’ lands.

WW

II

•In 1

938, Hitler ___________________________ and took over part of Czechoslovakia.

•Initially, G

reat Britain and France did not stop Hitler because they w

anted to ___________________________ .

•Then, on Septem

ber 1, 1

939, Germ

any ___________________________ .

•This w

as the last straw and _

__________________________ had begun…

The P

urge•

Hitler’s army w

as on a mission to take control of all of Europe and to

___________________________ of “im

pure” races.•

He ___________________________ for G

ermany’s problem

s following W

WI, and he

also wanted to rem

ove those he considered inferior to the Aryan race.

•Hitler targeted the physically and m

entally handicapped, ___________________________ , Rom

as, Slavs, and many others.

Propaganda

•Hitler and the N

azis used ___________________________ such as posters, radio

shows, and m

ovies to turn Aryan G

ermans _

__________________________ their

Jew

ish neighbors.•

Germ

ans responded by ___________________________ , businesses, and churches.

Holocaust•

The Holocaust was the system

atic, state-sponsored killing of

___________________________ (6 m

illion of whom

were J

ewish).

•It began in 1

933, when Hitler and the N

azis ___________________________ in

Germ

any, and lasted until 194

5.•

During the Holocaust, Hitler targeted men, w

omen, and children that he

___________________________ to “pure” G

ermans.

•B

eginning in 194

1, every J

ewish person w

as required to wear a

___________________________ and forced to live in crow

ded areas called ghettos.•

A few

months later, J

ews began being deported to _

__________________________ .

•These cam

ps were killing facilities w

ith ___________________________ that could kill

thousands of people at one time.

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Evidence•

When G

ermany began losing W

WII, they started

___________________________ every day.

•Hitler w

anted to ___________________________ of the m

ass killing and ordered as m

any camps as possible to be destroyed.

•A

s the ___________________________ in 1

945, they cam

e across some of the

camps and w

ere horrified by what they saw

.•

The survivors were nearly skeletons from

lack of food, and ___________________________ w

ere everywhere.

After

•The A

llied forces ___________________________ that still had surviving

prisoners.•

Many of the survivors w

ere afraid to go back to their former hom

es and had ___________________________ .

•In 1

948, the United N

ations created the ___________________________ , a

place for Jew

ish imm

igrants to call home.

Defeat•

In 1

945, the A

llied forces ___________________________ and their defeat

was im

minent.

•W

hen Hitler realized what w

as happening, ___________________________ to his

underground bunker and comm

itted suicide on April 30

, 194

5.•

The Nazis’ _

__________________________ w

as finally over.•

All sym

bols of Nazism

were _

__________________________ .

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Adolf Hitler

•In 1

899, Adolf Hitler w

as born in Austria.

•In 1

913, as a teenager, he m

oved to Munich, G

ermany.

•B

efore his career in politics, Hitler was a G

erman soldier w

ho fought in World W

ar I.

•Like m

any Germ

ans, Hitler’s sense of nationalism w

as very strong and he was furious

when G

ermany lost the w

ar and had to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

Treaty of Versailles

•The Treaty of V

ersailles was negotiated by the A

llied leaders with little input from

G

ermany.

•It forced G

ermany to accept the blam

e for starting WW

I, and it doled out a harsh

punishment for doing so.

•G

ermany lost land and its m

ilitary, and was also forced to pay reparations to w

ar-torn

countries.•

When the treaty w

as signed in June 1

919, Hitler, like m

any Germ

ans, was extrem

ely angry.

Reparations•

After the w

ar, the Weim

ar Republic, a democratic governm

ent, was set up in G

ermany.

•The new

government w

orked to rebuild Germ

any’s economy, but paying reparations

stood in the way.

•M

illions of dollars were leaving the country for France and G

reat Britain.

•B

ecause so much m

oney was going to other countries, G

ermany w

as unable to rebuild itself and fell into an econom

ic depression.

Depression•

Prices w

ent up as goods became scarce.

•B

asic items such as food and clothing w

ere not always available.

•M

en had troublefinding jobs to support their fam

ilies.•

The value of Germ

an money becam

e extremely inflated.

Nazi Party

•A

s the economic situation w

orsened, more and m

ore people blamed the governm

ent.•

Adolf Hitler w

as also very angry with the situation and decided to enter politics.

•He gave several pow

erful speeches that many G

ermans agreed w

ith.•

Soon, Hitler was elected leader of the N

ational Socialist Germ

an Worker’s (N

azi) Party.•

In 1

923, Hitler attempted to overthrow

the Weim

ar Republic and take control of G

ermany.

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Mein Kam

pf•

Hitler’s coup failed and he was sentenced to nine m

onths in prison.•

While incarcerated, Hitler w

rote a book called Mein Kam

pf, which outlined his plan to save

Germ

any.•

Hitler’s ideas included expanding Germ

any’s lands, eliminating “im

pure” races, and creating a G

erman dictatorship.

•Once released, Hitler continued giving his passionate speeches and gained m

ore and more

support for the Nazi party.

US Im

pact•

In 1

929 the US stock market crashed, causing an econom

ic depression that rippled throughout the w

orld.•

At this tim

e, Germ

any’s economy w

as being supported by loans from US banks.

•W

hen the market crashed, the banks needed G

ermany to repay their debts

imm

ediately, which they obviously could not do.

•A

s a result, Germ

an businesses failed and many people lost their jobs.

Prom

ises•

Germ

ans were furious and looked to Hitler and the N

azis for help.•

Hitler promised to restore G

ermany and to m

ake it a world pow

er.•

He also promised to protect G

ermany’s people by increasing the m

ilitary and war

materials production.

•Hitler w

as able to unite the Germ

an people by placing the blame for the country’s

problems on the J

ewish population.

•He also called for an increase in G

ermany’s lands.

Chancellor•

In 1

932, the Nazi party w

on the majority of the vote (37%

) in Germ

any’s Parliament.

•A

dolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of G

ermany in 1

933.•

Hitler imm

ediately began changing the democratic country into a fascist state led by a

dictator and controlled by the military.

•He now

had total control and banned all opposing political parties.•

Anyone w

ho spoke out against Hitler was threatened by the N

azis, sent to a concentration cam

p for political prisoners, or killed.

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Violations

•Hitler and the N

azis soon had all the power in G

ermany.

•Right aw

ay, he began to violate the terms of the Treaty of V

ersailles.•

Hitler began to rebuild the military and reopened factories to build m

ore weapons.

•He stopped reparations paym

ents and began to expand the Germ

an empire by taking

over neighboring countries’ lands.

WW

II

•In 1

938, Hitler annexed Austria and took over part of Czechoslovakia.

•Initially, G

reat Britain and France did not stop Hitler because they w

anted to avoid conflict.

•Then, on Septem

ber 1, 1

939, Germ

any invaded Poland.•

This was the last straw

and World W

ar II had begun…

The P

urge•

Hitler’s army w

as on a mission to take control of all of Europe and to purge the

continent of “impure” races.

•He blam

ed Jew

s for Germ

any’s problems follow

ing WW

I, and he also w

anted to remove

those he considered inferior to the Aryan race.

•Hitler targeted the physically and m

entally handicapped, Jehovah’s W

itnesses, Romas,

Slavs, and many others.

Propaganda

•Hitler and the N

azis used propagandasuch as posters, radio show

s, and movies to turn

Aryan G

ermans against

their Jew

ish neighbors.•

Germ

ans responded by destroying Jew

ish homes, businesses, and churches.

Holocaust•

The Holocaust was the system

atic, state-sponsored killing of 1

1 m

illion innocent people (6 m

illion of whom

were J

ewish).

•It began in 1

933, when Hitler and the N

azis came to pow

er in Germ

any, and lasted until 194

5.•

During the Holocaust, Hitler targeted men, w

omen, and children that he believed to be

inferior to “pure” Germ

ans.

•B

eginning in 194

1, every J

ewish person w

as required to wear a yellow

Star of David and forced to live in crow

ded areas called ghettos.•

A few

months later, J

ews began being deported to concentration cam

ps.•

These camps w

ere killing facilities with gas cham

bers that could kill thousands of people at one tim

e.

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Evidence•

When G

ermany began losing W

WII, they started killing thousands of J

ews every

day.•

Hitler wanted to hide the evidence of the m

ass killing and ordered as many cam

ps as possible to be destroyed.

•A

s the Allies m

oved across Europe in 194

5, they came across som

e of the cam

ps and were horrified by w

hat they saw.

•The survivors w

ere nearly skeletons from lack of food, and piles of corpses w

ere everyw

here.

After

•The A

llied forces freed camps that still had surviving prisoners.

•M

any of the survivors were afraid to go back to their form

er homes and had no

place to go.•

In 1

948, the United N

ations created the state of Israel, a place for J

ewish

imm

igrants to call home.

Defeat•

In 1

945, the A

llied forces closed in on the Germ

ans and their defeat was

imm

inent. •

When Hitler realized w

hat was happening, he retreated to his underground bunker

and comm

itted suicide on April 30

, 194

5.•

The Nazis’ reign of terror w

as finally over.•

All sym

bols of Nazism

were outlaw

ed.

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• In 1899, Adolf Hitler was born in Austria.• In 1913, as a teenager, he moved to Munich,

Germany.

• Before his career in politics, Hitler was a German soldier who fought in World War I.

• Like many Germans, Hitler’s sense of nationalism was very strong and he was furious when Germany lost the war and had to sign the Treaty of Versailles.

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Adolf Hitler during World War I

• The Treaty of Versailles was negotiated by the Allied leaders with little input from Germany.

• It forced Germany to accept the blame for starting WWI, and it doled out a harsh punishment for doing so.

• Germany lost land and its military, and was also forced to pay reparations to war-torn countries.

• When the treaty was signed in June 1919, Hitler, like many Germans, was extremely angry.

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Germans Protesting Treaty of Versailles

• After the war, the Weimar Republic, a democratic government, was set up in Germany.

• The new government worked to rebuild Germany’s economy, but paying reparations stood in the way.• Millions of dollars were leaving the country

for France and Great Britain.

• Because so much money was going to other countries, Germany was unable to rebuild itself and fell into an economic depression.

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Unemployment Line

• Prices went up as goods became scarce.

• Basic items such as food and clothing were not always available.

• Men had trouble finding jobs to support their families.

• The value of German money became extremely inflated.

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In 1923, the deutschmark was only good for making kites…

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…And for burning in ovens to keep warm.

• As the economic situation worsened, more and more people blamed the government.

• Adolf Hitler was also very angry with the situation and decided to enter politics.• He gave several powerful speeches that

many Germans agreed with.

• Soon, Hitler was elected leader of the National Socialist German Worker’s (Nazi) Party.

• In 1923, Hitler attempted to overthrow the Weimar Republic and take control of Germany.

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• Hitler’s coup failed and he was sentenced to nine months in prison.

• While incarcerated, Hitler wrote a book called Mein Kampf, which outlined his plan to save Germany.• Hitler’s ideas included expanding Germany’s

lands, eliminating “impure” races, and creating a German dictatorship.

• Once released, Hitler continued giving his passionate speeches and gained more and more support for the Nazi party.

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• In 1929 the US stock market crashed, causing an economic depression that rippled throughout the world.

• At this time, Germany’s economy was being supported by loans from US banks.

• When the market crashed, the banks needed Germany to repay their debts immediately, which they obviously could not do.

• As a result, German businesses failed and many people lost their jobs.

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Waiting for Work

• Germans were furious and looked to Hitler and the Nazis for help.

• Hitler promised to restore Germany and to make it a world power.

• He also promised to protect Germany’s people by increasing the military and war materials production.

• Hitler was able to unite the German people by placing the blame for the country’s problems on the Jewish population.

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Support for Hitler & the Nazi Party

• In 1932, the Nazi party won the majority of the vote (37%) in Germany’s Parliament.

• Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

• Hitler immediately began changing the democratic country into a fascist state led by a dictator and controlled by the military.

• He now had total control and banned all opposing political parties.• Anyone who spoke out against Hitler was threatened

by the Nazis, sent to a concentration camp for political prisoners, or killed.

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Hitler becomes Chancellor

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Nazi Control

• Hitler and the Nazis soon had all the power in Germany.

• Right away, he began to violate the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

• Hitler began to rebuild the military and reopened factories to build more weapons.

• He stopped reparations payments and began to expand the German empire by taking over neighboring countries’ lands.

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• In 1938, Hitler annexed Austria and took over part of Czechoslovakia.

• Initially, Great Britain and France did not stop Hitler because they wanted to avoid conflict.

• Then, on September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland.

• This was the last straw and World War II had begun…

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The

• Hitler’s army was on a mission to take control of all of Europe and to purge the continent of “impure” races.

• He blamed Jews for Germany’s problems following WWI, and he also wanted to remove those he considered inferior to the Aryan race.

• Hitler targeted the physically and mentally handicapped, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Romas, Slavs, and many others.

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• Hitler and the Nazis used propaganda such as posters, radio shows, and movies to turn Aryan Germans against their Jewish neighbors.

• Germans responded by destroying Jewish homes, businesses, and churches.

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• The Holocaust was the systematic, state-sponsored killing of 11 million innocent people (6 million of whom were Jewish).

• It began in 1933, when Hitler and the Nazis came to power in Germany, and lasted until 1945.

• During the Holocaust, Hitler targeted men, women, and children that he believed to be inferior to “pure” Germans.

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Arriving at Auschwitz

• Beginning in 1941, every Jewish person was required to wear a yellow Star of David and forced to live in crowded areas called ghettos.

• A few months later, Jews began being deported to concentration camps.

• These camps were killing facilities with gas chambers that could kill thousands of people at one time.

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Teenagers at Auschwitz

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Gas Chamber

• When Germany began losing WWII, they started killing thousands of Jews every day.

• Hitler wanted to hide the evidence of the mass killing and ordered as many camps as possible to be destroyed.

• As the Allies moved across Europe in 1945, they came across some of the camps and were horrified by what they saw.• The survivors were nearly skeletons from

lack of food, and piles of corpses were everywhere.

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• The Allied forces freed camps that still had surviving prisoners.

• Many of the survivors were afraid to go back to their former homes and had no place to go.

• In 1948, the United Nations created the state of Israel, a place for Jewish immigrants to call home.

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The End of

• In 1945, the Allied forces closed in on the Germans and their defeat was imminent.

• When Hitler realized what was happening, he retreated to his underground bunker and committed suicide on April 30, 1945.

• The Nazis’ reign of terror was finally over.

• All symbols of Nazism were outlawed.

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TEACHER INFO: Nazism Foldable

• Print off the foldable for each student.• The students will cut the template out along the thick,

outside lines.• Next, they will cut along the thin lines that divide each word,

stopping at the gray rectangle.• They should attach the side of the template (gray

rectangle) to their notebooks.• They will now be able to open up each flap and write

information about the significance of each date underneath.

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18991919192319291932193319391945

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Adolf Hitler w

as born in Austria

Germ

any forced to sign Treaty of V

ersailles; angered Hitler & Germ

ans

Hitler attempts to overthrow

governm

ent; imprisoned; w

rites Mein

Kampf

US stock market crashes; G

ermany

unable to repay US loans, economic

depression worsens

Nazi party w

ins majority of votes in

Germ

any’s legislature

Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germ

any

Hitler’s Nazis invade Poland; W

WII

begins

Germ

any is defeated by Allies; Hitler

dies; Nazi sym

bols outlawed

TEACHER INFO: Under the Bed• Print off the Under the Bed handout for each

student.

• Have the students imagine that they are looking under Adolf Hitler’s bed.

• They will draw 3-5 things that they think the dictator could have hidden under his bed during this time period.

• In the textbox, they will explain the significance of each item.

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Directions: Imagine that you’re in Adolf Hitler’s bedroom during the time period we studied. What could Hitler be hiding under his bed? Draw 3-5 things under the bed and explain the significance of the items in the textbox.

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TEACHER INFO: You Are There Diary• Print off the Diary printable for each student.

• Have the students write a diary entry from the perspective of someone living through the Holocaust (a Jew in a concentration camp, a Nazi soldier, a German citizen, etc.).

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Directions: Write a diary entry as if you were living through the Holocaust (from the perspective of a Jew, a Nazi soldier, a German citizen, etc.). Keep in mind this is not a report on the event but the thoughts and feelings of someone living through it. Your diary should include key terms and people involved with the event.

Dear Journal,

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TEACHER INFO: Citation for Injustice• Print off the Citation for Injustice printable for each

student.

• The students will write a “ticket” to Adolf Hitler (Offender) for his actions during the Holocaust. They should describe how Hitler and the Nazis treated the Jews. Then, they will write how they think Hitler should have treated the Jews.

• In the “polaroid picture”, they will draw a scene that shows the Hitler’s terrible actions.

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Photographic Evidence

Ticket Number 67483928-22

Offender: Date:

Describe the Offense:

Instead, the lawbreaker should have:

Signature:

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TEACHER INFO: Two Voices Poem• Print the Two Voices Poem handout for each

student.

• Have the students write poems that represent two voices during this time period.

• Read over their poems & ask for volunteers to share a few the following day.

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Directions: B

ased on what w

e have learned about Nazism

and the Holocaust, you will be creating a

poem that represents tw

o voices during this time period. On the left side of this paper, you w

ill be w

riting a poem from

the perspective of Adolf Hitler. On the right side, you w

ill be writing a poem

from

the perspective of a Victim

of the Holocaust. *Your poem

should reflect your feelings and em

otions as if you were a person living in this tim

e period.

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TEACHER INFO: Comprehension Check• Print off the Comprehension Check for

each student.

• After the lesson, have the students answer the questions. *This could also be used as a quiz.

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1. W

hy was the Treaty of V

ersailles bad for Germ

any?

2.W

hy was G

ermany in an econom

ic depression after WW

I?

3. Why did m

any Germ

ans begin supporting the Nazi party during this tim

e period?

4. 1

923 was a big year for Hitler –

what did he do in that year?

5. What w

as Mein Kam

pf about?

6. How did the US stock m

arket crash effect Germ

any’s economy?

7. As G

ermany’s Chancellor, how

did Hitler handle people who opposed his ideas?

8. After Hitler w

as appointed Chancellor, how did he ignore the term

s of the Treaty of V

ersailles?

9. What w

as the Holocaust?

10. W

hy did Hitler want to elim

inate all Jew

ish people?

11. How

did Nazism

in Germ

any end?

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1. W

hy was the Treaty of V

ersailles bad for Germ

any?It stripped G

ermany of its m

ilitary, took away som

e of its lands, and forced it to pay billions of dollars in reparations2.

Why w

as Germ

any in an economic depression after W

WI?

Germ

any was sending m

illions of dollars to other countries and couldn’t rebuild its ow

n economy.

3. Why did m

any Germ

ans begin supporting the Nazi party during this tim

e period?G

ermany’s dem

ocratic government w

asn’t doing enough to help; Hitler & Nazis

promised to restore G

ermany & m

ake it a world pow

er4. 1

923 was a big year for Hitler –

what did he do in that year?

Tried to overthrow G

ermany’s governm

ent; sent to prison, wrote M

ein Kampf

5. What w

as Mein Kam

pf about?Hitler’s ideas for saving G

ermany -

-included expanding G

ermany’s lands,

eliminating “im

pure” races, and creating a Germ

an dictatorship6. How

did the US stock market crash effect G

ermany’s econom

y?W

hen the market crashed, US banks needed G

ermany to repay their debts,

which they could not do so businesses failed and people lost their jobs

7. As G

ermany’s Chancellor, how

did Hitler handle people who opposed his ideas?

The Nazis threatened them

, sent them to prison cam

ps, or killed them8. A

fter Hitler was appointed Chancellor, how

did he ignore the terms of the

Treaty of Versailles?

Stopped paying reparations, began to rebuild military, started taking over other

lands (Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland)

9. What w

as the Holocaust?Hitler’s system

atic, state-supported killing of 1

1 m

illion innocent people (6 m

illion were J

ewish)

10. W

hy did Hitler want to elim

inate all Jew

ish people?He blam

ed them for G

ermany’s problem

s following W

WI; he w

as trying to create a “perfect” A

ryan race11. How

did Nazism

in Germ

any end?Hitler com

mitted suicide in 1

945 and all sym

bols of Nazism

were outlaw

ed

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