the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a particular national, racial, ethnic or religious group

the murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators

a person or group who works together with others for a particular purpose

a very serious and dangerous person or group who oppose or want to harm you

someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act

The Holocaust in context

History

Jewish life in Europe before WW2

Nazi persecution of Jewish people

Ghettos and the 'Final Solution'

Victims and perpetrators

Jewish resistance to the Holocaust

'Choiceless choices' during the Holocaust

In this unit, pupils explore the Holocaust and its profound impact. This sets up the next unit, ‘Decolonisation: how similar was decolonisation throughout the British Empire?’, where they will investigate how the Holocaust influenced the founding of Israel and how this event intersected with wider decolonisation processes.

In 'WW2: which events turned the tide in the story of the Second World War?' pupils studied the key turning points of WW2. In this unit, pupils explore the concurrent events of the Holocaust and its profound impact.

In this unit, pupils investigate what the Holocaust was. They place this significant event in context, examine Jewish life in Europe before WW2 and analyse Nazi persecution of the Jewish people. They also reflect on Jewish resistance and the role of various perpetrators in this event.

The Holocaust: what was the Holocaust?

to treat someone unfairly or cruelly because of their race, religion or beliefs

an act of organised cruel behaviour or killing that is done to a large group because of their race or religion

to give people more freedom or rights by removing social, legal or political controls that limit them

to become part of a group, country or society

an alternative way of referring to Judaism

hate directed at Jewish people, or cruel or unfair treatment of people because they are Jewish

a situation in which people refuse to buy, use or do something because they do not approve of it

to steal from shops and houses during a period of fighting

an area of a city where people of a particular race or religion live

to force a person considered foreign to leave a country

the name of the Nazi's plan to murder all European Jews

in the context of the Holocaust, a person who did not intervene to help Jews or resist their persecution

a member of a group that secretly fights against soldiers who are controlling their country

happening naturally and suddenly and without being planned

young Jewish women involved in smuggling and carrying messages between Jewish communities

to take something into or out of a place in an illegal or secret way

behaviour which obeys an order, rule or request

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