behaviour which obeys an order, rule or request

'Choiceless choices' during the Holocaust

History

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.

Pupils will have a knowledge of the Second World War (Y9) and they will also have an appreciation of the existence of Anti-Semitism throughout History, as they will be able to link back to Edward I's Edict of Expulsion in 1290 (Y7). Through pupils' knowledge of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, they will have an understanding of the oppression and persecution of groups (Y8).

The Holocaust: what was the Holocaust?

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.

Write the missing word. {{}} refers to behaviour which obeys an order, rule or request.

Which group was involved in the organisation of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising?

What happened to most of the survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising?

Write the missing word. Leaders of the Lodz Ghetto hoped that by making its factories {{}} it would ensure their survival.

It fought and defeated the Nazis in 1944.

It was liberated, with most Jews surviving, in 1944.

They believed if they refused, the Nazis would carry out the orders regardless.

They believed if they refused, the Nazis would not punish them.

They believed that if they resisted they could defeat the Nazis.

Why was the compliance of Lodz Ghetto's leaders with Nazi orders a 'choiceless choice'?

What was the name of the group of young women who were involved in smuggling and carrying messages between Jewish communities?

How many Polsih ghettos had their own armed underground movements?

Write the missing word. {{}} were often used for smuggling in Jewish ghettos.

What proportion of food consumed in the Warsaw Ghetto was smuggled in?

Led an uprising in the Treblinka extermination camp

How did Henry Wermuth resist the Holocaust?

Nazi leaders committed to the 'Final Solution'.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

'Choiceless choices' during the Holocaust

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.