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Holocaust Background Materials

 

You should study the following:

The 15 terms on the handout from Roots

The additional 5 definitions: prejudice, stereotype, scapegoat, Kristallnacht, Nuremberg Laws

Background notes on Anne Frank, especially:

1929

1933

1940

1942

Edith Frank, Otto, Frank, Margot Frank, Miep Gies

Frankfort, Germany

Amsterdam, Holland

Secret annexe- location

"Kitty"

how many years they hid; how many people

the only survivor

The Sneetches – main idea and how it relates to the Holocaust

"Hate Crimes" article and video

Define hate crime. Relate it to the Holocaust

Groups that are targets of hate crimes

Two reasons why hate crime laws are useful

One reason why opponents say hate crime laws are unnecessary

Freedoms taken from the Jews by Hitler

Define allegory

The Terrible Things – the main idea and how it relates to the Holocaust