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Civics Unit: Analyzing Government Decision Making. America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference. Video & Discussion Guide. America and the Holocaust Discussion Guide.
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Civics Unit: Analyzing Government Decision Making America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference Video & Discussion Guide
America and the Holocaust Discussion Guide 1. Whereas the US and the rest of the world criticized Nazi Germany’s treatment of the Jews (and others) how was there response not much better?2. What did the failure of the Evian Conference, the incident of the SS St. Louis, say about the attitude of the rest of the world? 3. How was the government bureaucracy used in a bad way? 4. How much did politics (and getting re-elected) affect Roosevelt’s actions or inactions as leader?5. Government is not just about departments and agencies, how did individual persons influence the government’s decision making abilities? 6. Would Klaus Klein’s attitudes and actions about America have changed if he knew all that was going on in Washington? 7. Could Klaus’ parents have been saved?