Holocaust WebQuest

The Holocaust was one of history’s most horrifying events. To learn more about the events within the Holocaust, research history through the internet and answer/respond to the following questions.

1. Locate the following website: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm Read about Adolf Hitler and write five facts about him.

                                             

2.    Locate the following website: http://library.thinkquest.org/12663/

What is the Holocaust?

3.    Locate the following website: http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/antisemitism/?gclid=CO26ocz694kCFRnSIgodkhFqPg  Define the term “anti-Semitism”.

4.    Locate the following website: http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/people/victims.htm

Other than Jews, who were the other groups of victims in the Holocaust?

                                           

5.    Locate the website: http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/timeline/nazifica.htm

Describe the Nuremburg Laws.

6.     Describe what happened during Kristallnacht.

8.    Locate the website: http://library.thinkquest.org/trio/TTQ03068/finalsolution.htm

Describe Hitler’s Final Solution for the Jews.

9.    Explain the methods Hitler used to carry out his Final Solution.

10. Locate the following website: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERghetto.htm

What was the purpose of the ghetto?

11.  Locate the following website: http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007708

Describe life in the Warsaw Ghetto

12. Locate the following website: http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/blpdresettle.htm

       Look at the following pictures and describe what is taking place in the photos.

13. Locate the following website: http://history1900s.about.com/library/holocaust/blchart.htm

One of these was not a camp.  Circle the incorrect answer.

              a.   Belzec                                       c.  Deutsch Haus

              b. Auschwitz                                 d   Treblinka

14. Which camp had the highest estimated number of murders? _______________________

Where was it located? _________________________________________________

What was the estimate? _________________________________________________

15. Name at least three other camps, identify their locations and functions, when they were established, evacuated, and liberated.

Name of Camp	Location	Functions	Established	Evacuated	Liberated

16. Locate the following website: http://chgs.umn.edu/museum/memorials/auschwitz/

After looking at the pictures, how do you feel about the Auschwitz Camp?

What is the estimate number of Jewish deaths in the following countries?

France____________________________________

Germany__________________________________

Austria___________________________________

Locate the following website: http://www.annefrank.com/who-is-anne-frank/

            Who was Anne Frank? 

            Why do people remember her?

17. Locate the following website: http://www.annefrank.com/who-is-anne-frank/scrapbook/

Draw the badge all children were forced to wear who were six years of age and older. 

Under your picture, explain why the children were forced to wear them.

                                                     

18. Locate the following website: http://www.graceproducts.com/frank/harsh.html

Read “Harsh Rules of Hatred.”   List 6 items from the list.

     

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19. Locate the following website: http://www.graceproducts.com/fmnc/main.htm

            Choose a child from the list, go to your blog and in a new post  write a brief biography. At least 5-6 sentences. Down load the photo of your child onto your desktop.

Place your cursor at the top of the entry, switch to html and upload the photo of the child you chose

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