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

mobile SS killing squads responsible for murdering those the Nazis saw as racial or political enemies

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

the Nazi plan to murder all Jews in Europe, formalised at the Wannsee Conference in 1942

the mass murder of millions of Jews by Nazi Germany during the Second World War

The Final Solution

History

Germany before the First World War

Industrialisation, social reform and the growth of socialism

Germany’s naval ambitions before the First World War

The First World War and the German Revolution

The Weimar Republic

Early unrest and the Treaty of Versailles

The putsches of 1919-23

1923, the Ruhr and hyperinflation

Economic recovery under Stresemann

Stresemann's international achievements

Weimar culture 1924-29

The growth of unemployment and rise in support for the Communist Party

The growth in support for the Nazi Party

How Hitler became Chancellor of Germany

The Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act

Hitler's creation of a dictatorship

The Nazi police state

The Nazi Party and religion

Goebbels and propaganda in Nazi Germany

Opposition and resistance to Hitler and the Nazi Party

Women in Nazi Germany

Young people in Nazi Germany

Employment in Nazi Germany

Work and life in Nazi Germany

The Nazi economy and WW2

Nazi racial ideology and the treatment of minorities

The persecution of Jews

In this unit pupils undergo a period study that provides an unfolding narrative which tells a story about a period that shaped the world we live in today. They look at the key events, developments, people and stories that defined the chosen period.

Period Studies

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

to isolate and imprison Jews in overcrowded, inhumane conditions

to provide protection for Jewish communities

to separate Jewish populations for their own safety

What was the main purpose of Nazi-created ghettos in cities like Warsaw?

The Nazi regime used mobile killing units known as {{}} to carry out mass shootings of Jews and other targeted groups in Eastern Europe.

Starting with the earliest, sort these developments into chronological order:

it evolved over time, with genocide becoming a coordinated policy at Wannsee

it was a long-standing plan that began with Kristallnacht

it was decided in full in 1933 when Hitler became Chancellor

Which of the following best explains the development of the Nazis’ Final Solution?

gassing using poison in specially designed chambers

What became the primary method of mass killing in several Nazi death camps during the Holocaust?

the claim that Nazi leaders were mentally ill

the idea that only evil people commit atrocities

the idea that ordinary people can commit atrocities through routine actions

What was the “banality of evil,” as described by Hannah Arendt?

they were Germany’s strongest allies in international politics

they were leading scientists and educators in Europe

they were part of a worldwide conspiracy to destroy Germany

What belief did Hitler promote about Jewish people even before coming to power?

The 1933 Nazi-led {{}} was the first coordinated, state-backed antisemitic action — a protest in which people were encouraged to avoid buying from Jewish businesses.

Jews were allowed to vote in local but not national elections.

Jews were stripped of German citizenship.

Marriage between Jews and ‘Aryan’ Germans was banned.

Which of the following statements describe the effects of the Nuremberg Laws?

Starting with the earliest, sort these events into chronological order:

a celebration of Jewish culture in Germany

a Nazi-led attack on Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues

a peaceful protest by German citizens against Nazi laws

the day Germany surrendered in World War II

to recruit Jewish workers for the war effort

What was the goal of the Reich Centre for Jewish Emigration, created in January 1939?

The Final Solution

Lesson outcome

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