The Holocaust - 1941

Introduction

Comprehension

Geography

Throughout history Jewish people have been persecuted for their beliefs. Often Jews were forcefully expelled from their homes, exiled from territories, tortured, and even burned to death. Still the Jewish people would not abandon their customs and religion. In Nazi Germany their fate became known as "The Holocaust".

Hitler, in his desire to purify the German people (who he believed were a superior race), made a decision to exterminate the Jewish people. He called this "the final solution". First, Jews were herded into ghettos that were surrounded by walls and barbed wire. Then, Germans stole Jewish homes and valuables, and burned synagogues. The killing was initially conducted with rifles and machine guns, and Jews were buried in mass graves.

However, the Germans were known for efficiency and they wanted a more systematic method for exterminating Jewish people. Eventually, they decided to herd the Jews into concentration camps where they could be marched into chambers where they would be gassed to death. The concentration camps were furnished with ovens in which the Germans cremated millions of Jewish people. Before the allies could defeat Hitler's armies, the Germans had killed over 6 million Jews.

There were many concentration camps, but some of the most notorious were: Auschwitz, Dachau, Balzac, and Treblinka.

Many Jews fled to other parts of Europe, and some found their way to America. A call went out to establish a homeland for the Jewish people. After the concentration camps were liberated by the Russian and Allied forces, the state of Israel was established.

Jewish people, many of them exiles from Germany, have made tremendous contributions to the United States of America. Also, Israel is America's strongest ally in the Middle East.

The Holocaust - 1941

Comprehension

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The fate of the Jewish people under Nazi Germany became known as the ______________.
Jewish Era
Jewish Times
Holocaust
Dark Years
Hitler called his decision to exterminate the Jewish people the _____________.
Final Solution
Jewish Solution
Jewish Termination
German Purification
During the Holocaust Jews were herded into ___________ where they were gassed to death.
ghettos
shanties
concentration camps
prisons
During the Holocaust the Germans killed over __________ Jews.
6 million
10 million
20 million
12 million
What country is America's strongest ally in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Syria
Israel
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Geography

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Number three is the continent of _____.
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
North America is ___________ of Asia.
north
south
east
west
Australia is ___________ of Asia.
southeast
northeast
southwest
north
South America is __________ of Europe.
southwest
north
east
northwest
Antarctica is ___________.
at the top of the world
at the bottom of the world
inside Asia
inside Africa
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The Holocaust - 1941
Introduction
Comprehension
Geography