a person or group who works together with others for a particular purpose

someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act

in the context of the Holocaust, a person who did not intervene to help Jews or resist their persecution

Victims and perpetrators

History

In this unit, pupils explore the Holocaust and its profound impact. This sets up the next unit, ‘Decolonisation: how similar was decolonisation throughout the British Empire?’, where they will investigate how the Holocaust influenced the founding of Israel and how this event intersected with wider decolonisation processes.

Pupils will have a knowledge of the Second World War (Y9) and they will also have an appreciation of the existence of Anti-Semitism throughout History, as they will be able to link back to Edward I's Edict of Expulsion in 1290 (Y7). Through pupils' knowledge of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, they will have an understanding of the oppression and persecution of groups (Y8).

The Holocaust: what was the Holocaust?

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Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

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Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which word best describes a guard involved in shooting or gassing Jews at extermination camps during the Holocaust?

Which country did the Vel' d'Hiv Raid take place in?

He carried out his job only because he feared being punished.

Many people described him as mentally unwell.

He accepted the Nazi belief that there was an international Jewish conspiracy.

Which statement about Rudolf Höss is most accurate?

Identify the most appropriate example of a Schreibtischtäter.

Jewish emigration from Germany to France increased.

Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany.

France was -defeated and partially occupied by Germany.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

What name did the Nazis give to their plans to murder all European Jews?

Write the missing word. Gas chambers were constructed in {{}} camps like Belzec.

What happened to the number of Jewish people living under Nazi rule during the first two years of World War Two (WW2)?

How many factories did the Nazis set up in Lodz ghetto?

Roughly how many Holocaust victims were murdered outside of gas chambers?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of serious crime

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision required

Starter Quiz