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The Holocaust

Driving Question: How did the world respond to Nazi atrocities?

Learn what happened during the Holocaust and how the world responded. Through powerful stories, sources, and reflection, you’ll consider how individuals and nations made choices in the face of atrocity.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Use close-reading skills to analyze how the Holocaust unfolded under authoritarian rule.
  2. Use evidence to reflect on the moral, political, and humanitarian challenges raised by Nazi atrocities.
  3. Practice quick sourcing to evaluate how individuals experienced, responded to, and remember the Holocaust.
STEP 1

Opener: The Holocaust

Before learning how people responded to the Holocaust, take time to reflect on what it means to be responsible and compassionate in the face of injustice. This activity will help you begin thinking about the moral choices individuals and communities made during one of history’s darkest moments.

STEP 2

Never Again

In this section, you’ll explore what happened during the Holocaust and how individuals tried to make a difference. Through survivor testimony, primary sources, and the story of Manuel Quezon’s efforts to help Jewish refugees, you’ll reflect on the impact of individual choices and what it really means to say “never again.”

STEP 3

Closer: The Holocaust

Extension Materials
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Practice your writing skills as you consider how the Nazi Party rose to power or explore how the world responded to Nazi crimes after the war through justice at the Nuremberg Trials and powerful artistic reflections on trauma and memory.
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Justice After Atrocity

Leann how the Nazis used laws to strip away rights—and how the world later responded with the Nuremberg Trials. This article asks you to consider what justice looks like after mass violence.

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Art as Witness