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Learning about the Holocaust

What Impact Did The Holocaust Have On Individual Lives?

The HOLOCAUST claimed the lives of around six million Jews. Some survivors made their homes in Scotland. One of them DORRITH SIM lived in the west of Scotland for many years.

The download below features source material and photographs with questions and exercises for pupils based upon this material.

What Impact Did The Holocaust Have On Individual Lives?

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The victims of the holocaust

The people who have been interviewed for this project came from a number of countries. Their experience of the Holocaust and that of people in other countries could vary a great deal.

The download below includes statistics about the geographical origins of Holocaust victims and various ideas for tasks based around these statistics.

The Victims of the Holocaust

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Studying The Holocaust Within The Curriculum In Scotland

With recent changes to the National Curriculum in Scotland secondary schools are encouraged to follow a broad general curriculum in the years S1-S3. This means that within this framework many schools may opt to teach the holocaust, either within a broader unit on the rise of Hitler and life in Nazi Germany, or within a unit on the Second World War, or even as a stand-alone unit of study.

Studying The Holocaust Within The Curriculum In Scotland

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Being a stranger – Kinder Transport Activities

Being A Stranger - Kindertransport Activities

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Germany & Nazis 1924-1939 Powerpoints

Germany & Nazis 1924-1939

Powerpoints

1. Who Was Hitler and Who Were the Nazis

This Power Point provides a short biography of Hitler and background regarding the creation of the Nazi Party.

Who Was Hitler and Who Were the Nazis

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2. The Nazi Party 1924 – 1929

This Power Point provides a brief history of the early years of the Nazi Party including the Munich Putsch and shows how Hitler was able to gain complete domination of the Party.

The Nazi Party 1924 - 1929

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3. The Wall Street Crash And The Great Depression

This Power Point provides an insight into the economic crisis, which is essential in explaining why extremism on both the left and the right became more likely.

The Wall Street Crash And The Great Depression

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4. The Appeal Of The Nazis After 1929

This Power Point provides the students with an overview of the factors that increased the popularity of Hitler and the Nazi Party in the early 1930s.

The Appeal Of The Nazis After 1929

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5. Hitler Becomes Chancellor

This Power Point examines the reasons why, despite their suspicions, the conservative elite decided to make Hitler Chancellor.

Hitler Becomes Chancellor

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6. From Chancellor To Dictator

This Power Point identifies the moves made by the Nazis that very quickly ensured they destroyed the last vestiges of democracy in Germany.

From Chancellor To Dictator

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7. Consolidation Of Power

This Power Point describes the methods used by the Nazis to consolidate power.

Consolidation Of Power

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8. The Role Of Hitler

This Power Point provides a consideration of the significance of Hitler ‘s role in German politics in the 1930s.

The Role Of Hitler

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9. Why Were The Nazis Able To Stay In Power 1933 -1939?

This Power Point identifies the means by which the Nazis were able to ensure they kept a tight grip on power in the years 1933 -1939.

Why Were The Nazis Able To Stay In Power 1933 -1939?

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10. Fear And State Terrorism

This Power Point examines the forces used by the Nazis to prevent the rise of any significant opposition. It provides an insight into the creation of a Police State.

Fear And State Terrorism

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11. Why Were The Nazis Able To Stay In Power? Nazi Economic Policy

What were the economic policies of the Nazi party. Were these policies successful?

Why Were The Nazis Able To Stay In Power 1933 -1939?

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12. Propaganda

How did the Nazis use propaganda to strengthen their rule in Germany, 1933-1939?

Propaganda

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13. Youth And Education In Nazi Germany

This Power Point discusses the Nazi attitude to the young and their means of creating support from young people and, in the long term, a pliable military force.

Youth And Education In Nazi Germany

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14. Co-operation And Opposition In Nazi Germany

This Power Point considers both those who co-operated with the state and the difficulties that faced those who opposed the regime.

Co-operation And Opposition In Nazi Germany

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15. Why Did The Nazis Persecute The Jews?

This Power Point provides a consideration of the reasons why the Nazis adopted racist policies and in particular focussed on the Jews.

16. How Did The Nazis Persecute The Jews?

This Power Point examines the increasing levels of persecution faced by the Jews of Germany from 1933 onwards.

Testimony

This pack has been created to support the primary school workshop element of Gathering The Voices.

What is a Testimony

What is a testimony (PowerPoint)

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What is a Testimony (PDF)

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People, Past Events and Societies

Social Studies – People, Past Events And Societies; Language and Literacy; Expressive Arts; Primary and Lower Secondary

Using testimonies to learn more about the past.

People Past Events and Societies

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Gathering the Voices Preparation

The power point below asks questions about the importance of preserving testimony and prepares pupils for learning using the Gathering the Voices website.

What is testimony?
What can we learn from testimony?
Why is it important to preserve testimony?
Why is it important to remember?

Gathering the Voices Preparation (PDF)

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Gathering the Voices Preparation (PP)

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People, Past Events and Societies

Social Studies – People, Past Events And Societies; Language and Literacy; Expressive Arts;
Primary and Lower Secondary

Using testimonies to learn more about the past.

People Past Events and Societies

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History Resources

General Ideas for Secondary History Lessons

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Pre War History

How did the Nazis ensure that the youth of Nazi Germany were exposed to Nazi ideas? How did they use the youth of Germany to spread Nazi values/ideas?

The powerpoint below explores some of the propoganda techniques used by the Nazis to indoctrinate German youth. Millions of German young people were won over to Nazism in the classroom and through extracurricular activities.

Pre War History

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The Nuremburg Laws

The Nuremburg Laws were the anti-Semitic laws introduced in Nazi Germany to help bureaucrats distinguish Jews from Mischlinge (mixed race persons) and Aryans.

Nuremberg laws also made it forbidden for Jews to marry or have a relationship with Aryans or employ young Aryan women as household help. (An Aryan being a person of Germanic heritage).

These PowerPoint downloads below illustrate the division instituted by Dr. Achin Gercke between Aryans and non-Aryans. Jews (defined as anyone with at least one Jewish grandparent) were deprived of citizenship.

The Nuremburg Laws

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General Ideas For Secondary History Lessons Preparation for examining testimony

Prepare a glossary sheet containing words appropriate to the particular testimony you intend pupils to examine. It can contain general words associated with the holocaust that pupils may not yet have encountered, but should also include new words specific to the testimony pupils will be examining. This will allow pupils to access the information in the testimony more easily.

You could use the definitions pupils create later on when creating mind-maps (or other activities) of individual survivors and their experiences as a way to individualise different experiences of the holocaust.

secondary history lesson plans

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