Thursday – February 26, 2015 Mr. Lombardi

Do Now: 1. Describe a time when you or someone else stood up for a person or group of people who were being treated unjustly.2. What would have happened if you did not stand up for this person or these people?

Aim: How would you have reacted to the injustices committed during the Holocaust?

• Japan lacked natural resources; becomes imperialistic in order to obtain them.

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in response to the United States’ embargo.

• The US declares war on Japan; Germany declares war on the US.

• Two atomic bombs are dropped on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) on August 6 and 9, 1945.

World War II: The War in The Pacific

Activity #1Quote Analysis

“First they came for the Communists,and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews,and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for me,and there was no one left to speak out for me.”

- Martin Niemoller

1. Explain the quote in your own words.2. Based on what you know about Hitler and the Nazis, would

you “speak out” or remain silent? Explain why.

Three Stages of Persecution of the JewsStage 1

Anti-Semitic Policies Stage 2

Denial of Rights (Nuremberg Laws)

Stage 3Acceleration of

Persecution 1. Forming of the SS(secret police)

1. Jews lost Germancitizenship

1. Kristallnacht (“Crystal Night”, The

Night of Broken Glass)

2. Selective breeding 2. No protection fromthe police

2. The Final Solution;The Holocaust

3. Educationalprograms

3. No land-ownership

4. Jewish businesses 4. Separation (living/working areas)

5. No intermarriage

Activity #2

• Read the handout, The Holocaust, with a partner.– One partner reads the “questions”, the other

partner reads the “answers”.• Answer The Holocaust questions together

(second handout).

Activity #3 - Night by Elie Wiesel

DO NOT write in or on the Night packet!

DO NOT write in or on the Night packet!

DO NOT write in or on the Night packet!

DO NOT write in or on the Night packet!

Summary• Write a mini-essay 2-3 paragraphs– Choose a Point of View and answer the AIM (How

would you have reacted to the injustices committed during the Holocaust?)

– *Justify your reaction with details from the WWII unit

•Reporter•Character from Night•Journalist•Jew•German Citizen•Nazi Soldier•American•Etc.

Choose a Point of View

Regents Prep - World War II

Critical Thinking Questions:1. Given what you know about Hitler and the Nazis-

Would you “speak out” or remain silent? Explain why

2. Why would you consider the “final solution” an act of genocide?

3. Why do you believe the rest of the world stood by while the Holocaust took place in Germany?

4. How did the persecution of Jews evolve throughout Hitler’s reign as leader of Germany?

5. How would you have reacted to the injustices committed during the Holocaust?