Course Details
History of the Holocaust (Grade 9-12)
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Course Information
- Subject Area
- Social Sciences and History
- State Course Code
- 04065
- Length
- One Semester
- Total Hours
- 118
History of the Holocaust will take you through the harrowing details of anti-Semitism, the power of the Nazi party, the persecution of European Jews and other groups, and the tremendous aftermath for everyone involved in World War II. You’ll explore the causes of the Holocaust, the experiences of Jews and other individuals during this time, and what has been done to combat genocide since WWII.
Learning Goals
Students will:
- Examine the factors that contributed to the start of the Holocaust.
- Learn about the “Final Solution” and the impact it had on the groups included.
- Study the Third’s Reich’s establishment of the infrastructure required for the eventual annihilation of the Jewish people.
- Learn about life in the ghettos and concentration camps.
- Study the stories and lives of survivors of the “Final Solution.”
- Investigate the liberation of the concentration camps and the aftermath of the Holocaust.
- Study how the Nazi regime and the Holocaust impacted other ethnic, political, religious, and socio-economic groups other than the Jewish peoples.
- Examine the establishment of legal bodies and laws, intended specifically to prosecute the officials of the Third Reich.
- Study the United Nations establishment of the Genocide Convention and the contemporary efforts to stop and prevent genocide.
Choose Curriculum
History of the Holocaust
Holocaust education requires a comprehensive study of not only times, dates, and places, but also the motivation and ideology that allowed these events. In this course, students will study the history of anti-Semitism; the rise of the Nazi party; and the Holocaust, from its beginnings through liberation and the aftermath of the tragedy. The study of the Holocaust is a multi-disciplinary one, integrating world history, geography, American history, and civics. Through this in-depth, semester-long study of the Holocaust, high school students will gain an understanding of the ramifications of prejudice and indifference, the potential for government-supported terror, and they will get glimpses of kindness and humanity in the worst of times.
Online
Items
| Name | Kind | ISBN | Returnable | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History of the Holocaust | Online Class | No | No |
Timeline
Unit 2: Preparing for the “Final Solution”: The Ghettos and the Invasion of the Soviet Union
Unit 4: The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution
Unit 6: Liberation and Recovery
Unit 8: The Nuremberg Trials
Unit 10: The Genocide Convention, War Crimes and Modern Genocides