2-2 (Notes): Hitler - Maura Sullivan | Library

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The official account says that Hitler died by suicide at the end of WWII.

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The official account says that Hitler died __________.

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Check off all of the following that are part of the definition of conspiracy theory.

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List some of the places where Hitler possibly could have escaped to (according to the current theories).

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Match the type of information with its definition.

		Information presented in numbers (may be through statistics, graphs, charts, polls, etc...)
		Information from a person or group with advanced knowledge of the topic, collected through research or other means
		Evidence based on personal observation, collected in a non-systemic and casual manner
		Evidence obtained through the use of science
		Description of a similar idea, used to help illustrate a lesser known idea
		Information from a person who was present at an event
		Information from mass communications like TV, video, magazines, photos, Internet, newspapers, etc...

Body Fragments and Blood
In 2017, a French forensic pathologist examined fragments of a jawbone found outside the bunker and declared that it did in fact match Hitler's dental records. Even though he was 
only 56 in 1945, Hitler only had five of his own teeth left - the rest were dentures. 

In 2009, an archaeologist at UConn announced that "Hitler's skull" (a skull being held in the Soviet/Russian archives, long-said to be Hitler's) was not actually Hitler's. In fact, he claimed that according to his findings, the skull most likely belonged to a woman who was between the ages of 20 and 40.  Other scientists have challenged these findings but we still do not have a definitive answer.

Scientists have also used the bloodstains found in Hitler's bunker to support the official account of his death. The blood is said to be from a male.

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What category of evidence would the dental remains, skull, and bloodstains fall into?

Magazine Reports
In 1948, Tempo Magazine released a report claiming that it was not actually Hitler who had died but rather a body double who had been cremated and incinerated (to prevent anyone from testing his remains). 

From 1951 to 1972, the National Police Gazette (a U.S. tabloid) ran a series asserting Hitler's survival. The tagline for the National Police Gazette is: "Covering crime, sports, celebrities, and all things sensational since 1845." For two decades, reporters claimed that Hitler had escaped to either Antarctica or South America.

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What category of evidence would these magazine reports fall into?

Photographs
Some people claim that there is photographic evidence of Hitler in Argentina (or another South American country). Eyewitnesses claim that they saw him emerge from a submarine in Argentina in 1945 and there continued to be "sightings" for the next few decades.

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What category of evidence would these reports fall into?

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According to the Innocence Project, what is the leading cause of wrongful conviction in DNA exoneration cases (cases that have been overturned after DNA evidence has been tested)? Why do you think this is the leading cause of wrongful conviction?

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Eyewitnesses have claimed to have seen Hitler and his wife die in the bunker AND eyewitnesses have claimed to have seen Hitler in South America. Without doing any further research, which eyewitnesses would you be more likely to believe? Why?