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Illinois Social Science Standards
Illinois Social Science Standards
SS.H.1.6-8.LC: Classify series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.
SS.H.1.6-8.MdC: Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
SS.H.1.6-8.MC: Use questions generated about individuals and groups to analyze why they, and the developments they shaped, are seen as historically significant.
Important Vocabulary:
Law Against the Overcrowding of German Schools - a law that forbade Jewish children from attending German schools.
Propaganda - Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political party.\
Juden (Jew) - followers of Judaism who trace their origins to the ancient Hebrew people of Israel to Abraham.
Kristallnacht - The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms that took place on November 9 and 10, 1938.
Concentration Camp - a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted groups.
Star of David - a six-pointed figure used as a Jewish and Israeli symbol.
Chapter Summary: Chapter 3
Chapter Summary: Chapter 3
A Nazi Education
A Nazi Education
As the Nazi Party tightened its control over Germany it turned its attention to the school. In an effort to brainwash the German Youth, Hitler and the Nazi Party rewrote school textbooks, fired teachers that did not support the Nazi ideas, and refused to punish students who attacked teachers and students that were supporters of Adolf HItler or members of the Hitler Youth. Students were forced to study Eugenics, which was a new subject in schools that taught how specific ethnic groups of people were more advanced and evolved than others. The Nazi's eventually banned Jews from attending public schools, burned books that were written by Jews or non-Germans, and censored newspapers and magazines. Hitler was tightening his control over how people learned, what they learned, and their basic freedoms of speech, press, and assembly.
EducationForDeathTheMakingOfTheNazi.mp4An Education of Death
An Education of Death
Nazi Persecution of the Jews
Nazi Persecution of the Jews
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party specifically blamed the Jews for many of the problems Germany faced after World War I, particularly for Germany's defeat. Many looked for someone to blame for the problems in Germany, and the Jews were an easy target. The Hitler Youth and Stormtroopers organized "Jew Hunts" where they attacked anyone who looked like a Jew as they walked the streets or were in businesses in Germany. This hatred and persecution of the Jews was known as Anti-Semitism. In 1935, Germany passed the Nuremberg Race Laws which removed the German citizenship for any Jew and declared them as "non-Germans." The law also prevented Jews from having certain jobs, prevented Jewish children from attending school or college, and made marriage between a Jew and a non-Jew illegal. On November 9, 1938, the Nazi Party, Storm Troopers, SS, and Hitler Youth launched an organized attack against Jews. More than 236 Jews were murdered, 1,300 synagogues were burned, and more than 7,000 businesses, shops, schools, and homes were destroyed. Many Jews attempted to flee Germany after what became known as Kristallnacht.
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