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

Nazi persecution of Jewish people

History

The Holocaust in context

Jewish life in Europe before WW2

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?

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Write the missing word. Hate directed at Jewish people, or cruel or unfair treatment of people because they are Jewish is known as...

In what year did the Nazis come to power?

What was the initial aim of Nazi persecution of Jews?

The laws passed in 1935 which stripped Jews in Germany of their citizenship were known as the {{}} Laws.

they were amongst the wealthiest sites in the Third Reich

Why were synagogues attacked during Kristallnacht?

Nazis introduce a boycott of Jewish shops

Jews forced to legally change their names

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

Write the missing word. {{}} is treatment of someone unfairly or cruelly because of their race, religion or beliefs.

What triggered pogroms against Jews in Russia in 1881?

Which European country had the highest Jewish population by the 1930s?

How many Jews served in Germany's army during World War One (WW1)?

Almost all Jewish children went to public schools

Almost all Jewish children went to Jewish faith schools

Jewish children went to a mix of different schools

Jews attacked as the Black Death spreads through Europe

hundreds of thousands of Jews participate in fighting during WW1

Nazi persecution of Jewish people

Lesson outcome

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