WWII Gallery Walk
By Erin Jewell
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Last updated about 6 years ago
21 Questions
Note from the author:
Gallary Walk leading up to WWII, including the causes and how it affected different populations.
Jews in Prewar Germany
Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online learning site for students: https://www.ushmm.org/learn/students/the-holocaust...
Peruse the articles and information about “Jews in Prewar Germany.” Read the following to answer the questions:
JEWISH LIFE IN EUROPE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST
ANTISEMITISM
Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online learning site for students: https://www.ushmm.org/learn/students/the-holocaust...
Peruse the articles and information about “Jews in Prewar Germany.” Read the following to answer the questions:
JEWISH LIFE IN EUROPE BEFORE THE HOLOCAUST
ANTISEMITISM
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Question 1
1.
What was life like for Jewish individuals in Europe prior to the Holocaust?
What was life like for Jewish individuals in Europe prior to the Holocaust?
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Question 2
2.
What are three specific examples of how Jews were persecuted in Germany prior to
the onset of war?
What are three specific examples of how Jews were persecuted in Germany prior to
the onset of war?
Causes of WWII
Watch the videos and look at the information on the website to answer the following question.
World War II: Crash Course
Causes of WW2
Watch the videos and look at the information on the website to answer the following question.
World War II: Crash Course
Causes of WW2
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Question 3
3.
Explain how each of the factors listed contributed to the inception of World War
II: Treaty of Versailles, Mussolini and the Fascists, Hitler and Nazism,
Japanese Imperialism, Appeasement, and the Great Depression.
Explain how each of the factors listed contributed to the inception of World War
II: Treaty of Versailles, Mussolini and the Fascists, Hitler and Nazism,
Japanese Imperialism, Appeasement, and the Great Depression.
Nazi Camps
Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online learning site for students: NAZI CAMP SYSTEM. Peruse the articles and information about “Nazi Camp Systems.”
Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online learning site for students: NAZI CAMP SYSTEM. Peruse the articles and information about “Nazi Camp Systems.”
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Question 4
4.
Compare and contrast concentration and extermination camps. Include at least
three meaningful statements for how each one is unique and at least three
meaningful statements for how they are similar.
Compare and contrast concentration and extermination camps. Include at least
three meaningful statements for how each one is unique and at least three
meaningful statements for how they are similar.
Terezin Ghetto Artwork
Visit the World ORT online art collection. Click on link and peruse the artwork and information about the “Terezin Ghetto.”
Visit the World ORT online art collection. Click on link and peruse the artwork and information about the “Terezin Ghetto.”
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Question 5
5.
Describe everyday life in Terezin. What did people do? What did they eat? What
were their challenges?
Describe everyday life in Terezin. What did people do? What did they eat? What
were their challenges?
Japan's Involvement
Read the information on these websites about the war in the Pacific and answer the following questions:
Japan's Quest for Empire 1931 - 1945
WORLD WAR II IN THE PACIFIC
Read the information on these websites about the war in the Pacific and answer the following questions:
Japan's Quest for Empire 1931 - 1945
WORLD WAR II IN THE PACIFIC
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Question 6
6.
What were the goals of Japan in World War II? What were they seeking?
What were the goals of Japan in World War II? What were they seeking?
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Question 7
7.
What is a Japanese POW?
What is a Japanese POW?
Japanese Relocation Camps
Watch the following videos and answer the questions.
Japanese Relocation - U.S. Gov't Explanation 1942
Japanese Internment during WW II
Actor Pat Morita on being held in a Japanese Internment camp
Watch the following videos and answer the questions.
Japanese Relocation - U.S. Gov't Explanation 1942
Japanese Internment during WW II
Actor Pat Morita on being held in a Japanese Internment camp
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Question 8
8.
What happened to Japanese Americans during WWII?
What happened to Japanese Americans during WWII?
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Question 9
9.
What was the WRA and what was their purpose?
What was the WRA and what was their purpose?
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Question 10
10.
Compare and contrast what America did with the Japanese-Americans and what
Germany did to the Jews. How did America try to make it seem different?
Compare and contrast what America did with the Japanese-Americans and what
Germany did to the Jews. How did America try to make it seem different?
Hiroshima and the Atom Bomb
Watch the following videos and answer the questions.
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
President Harry S. Truman reads prepared speech after dropping of atomic bomb
Watch the following videos and answer the questions.
The Decision to Drop the Bomb
President Harry S. Truman reads prepared speech after dropping of atomic bomb
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Question 11
11.
What were the reasons behind dropping the atomic bomb?
What were the reasons behind dropping the atomic bomb?
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Question 12
12.
What were the concerns of American officials with releasing the atom bomb?
What were the concerns of American officials with releasing the atom bomb?
Propaganda
Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online propaganda gallery: Propaganda. Peruse the gallery and select one piece of propaganda that intrigues you to answer the following questions.
Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum online propaganda gallery: Propaganda. Peruse the gallery and select one piece of propaganda that intrigues you to answer the following questions.
If your device does not support flash, you can go to the text version of the Propaganda site here: https://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/archive/
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Question 13
13.
Who published or created this piece of propaganda and why?
Who published or created this piece of propaganda and why?
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Question 14
14.
What is the medium or format of the propaganda? Describe the appearance of the
piece of propaganda.
What is the medium or format of the propaganda? Describe the appearance of the
piece of propaganda.
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Question 15
15.
Do you think this piece of propaganda was effective at influencing a specific
group of people? Why?
Do you think this piece of propaganda was effective at influencing a specific
group of people? Why?
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Question 16
16.
What underground activities took place to help the Jewish people?
What underground activities took place to help the Jewish people?
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Question 17
17.
How did the Jewish Resistance Effort react when the Germans invaded their town?
How did the Jewish Resistance Effort react when the Germans invaded their town?
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Question 18
18.
How did the townspeople of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon support the Jewish people?
How did the townspeople of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon support the Jewish people?
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Question 19
19.
Is Bette Green an upstander? Why or why not?
Is Bette Green an upstander? Why or why not?
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Question 20
20.
Can upstanders make mistakes? Why or why not?
Can upstanders make mistakes? Why or why not?
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Question 21
21.
What surprised you the most or stood out to you in particular? Did you have a
real understanding about the impact of WWII prior to watching this video?
What surprised you the most or stood out to you in particular? Did you have a
real understanding about the impact of WWII prior to watching this video?