With the great cost of World War I still fresh in everyone’s mind, most people were not eager to return to conflict. As a result, Hitler’s and others’ dangerous dictatorships were allowed to develop virtually unchecked through much of the 1930s. Despite much of the world’s desire to avoid war, once the Berlin Summer Olympics had ended, Hitler and his allies continued their aggression, eventually leading to World War II.
One day this week students will examine Holocaust survivor testimonies as both personal memories and as deliberately-created historical records, and will evaluate how the Holocaust affected the lives of individuals, as well as the role of memory in our understanding of history. This is part of Act 30 of Requiring the Holocaust and Other Genocides be taught in grades 5-12.
During this lesson students will focus on causes and consequences of WWII. . The will do a short inquiry about a question they create for WWII. These will be due on Friday.
Standards and I can:
SS.BH2.a.m Summarize the role culture plays in personal and group behavior. Categorize factors that contribute to cooperation and conflict among peoples of a
country and/or the world (i.e., culture, language, religion, political beliefs).
SS.Econ1.b.m Evaluate how incentives impact individual and/or household decision
making.
"I can explain how cultural differences, beliefs, and incentives influenced people's behaviors and decisions during the US history.."
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