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Holocaust Scavenger Hunt

Engage students with thought-provoking questions on the Holocaust to deepen knowledge and promote critical thinking. Explore key aspects such as Hitler's rise, persecution of Jews, and liberation of prisoners. Utilize reputable websites like "The Holocaust Encyclopedia" and "The Simon Wiesenthal Center's 36 Questions" for comprehensive information.

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Holocaust Scavenger Hunt

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  1. Holocaust Scavenger Hunt

  2. Directions: • There are frequently asked questions about the Holocaust that most students ask. • To sufficiently answer each question, each answer must be at least 3-4 sentences.

  3. Websites • “The Holocaust Encyclopedia” http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/ • “The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students” http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/ • “The Simon Wiesenthal Center's36 Questions About the Holocaust” http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/36quest3.html

  4. Questions 1. How did Hitler rise to power? 2. When Hitler rose to power, what kind of government did he establish? 3. Why did Hitler and the Nazi Party hate the Jews to the point of planning to exterminate the entire Jewish race? 4. Were Jews the only people that were targeted? 5. How did the Nazi Party convince the German people to hate and eventually allow the killing of 6,000,000 Jewish people and 5,000,000 non-Jewish people? 6. What is the “final solution” and how was it implemented? 7. Did the Jews in Europe realize what was going to happen to them? 8. What were the conditions in the concentrations camps? How are they different from extermination camps? 9. What was the response of the Allies and the United States to the persecution of the Jews? Could they have done anything to help?  10. When did the liberation of the Holocaust prisoners take place? Who were the liberators?

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