For the beginning of this module we will be reading a short introduction to the holocaust, provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Once you have opened the link please read the three key facts at the very top of the page as well as the three sections titled "What was the Holocaust?", "Why did the Nazis Target Jews?", and "How did Nazi Germany and its allies and collaborators persecute Jewish people?". After reading these sections please discuss the following questions as a class.
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/introduction-to-the-holocaust