What was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators.
Objectives for the Unit:
* Students will realize that man's inhumanity to man can surface in a variety of historical circumstances.
* Students will raise, consider and research key questions regarding this time period.
* Students will understand that when tyranny prevails, individuals can make a difference by acts of moral courage.
Essential Questions:
* How was it possible for a modern society to carry out the systematic murder of a people for no reason other than they are Jews?
* What makes some people resist and other obey authority?
* What can such a catastrophe tell us about human nature?
* What is the role and responsibility of the individual in society?
* Why is the study of the Holocaust relevant today?
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