Starter quiz
- What is a mortal enemy?
- a person or group who oppose or want to harm you ✓
- a person or group who support or want to help you
- a person or group who have no interest in what you're doing
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- Which war began in 1939?
- Boer War
- Russo-Japanese War
- World War One
- World War Two ✓
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- In which year did WW2 end?
- '1945' ✓
- Which of the following countries fought alongside Germany in WW2?
- Britiain
- Italy ✓
- USA
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- Which political party gained power in Germany in 1933?
- Communists
- Conservatives
- Liberals
- Nazis ✓
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- Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.
- 1⇔Germany defeated in WW1
- 2⇔Nazis rise to power
- 3⇔Holocaust begins
- 4⇔WW2 begins
Exit quiz
- Write the missing word. A ______ is the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a particular national, racial, ethnic or religious group.
- 'genocide' ✓
- What alternative name is the Holocaust known by?
- 'Shoah' ✓
- Roughly how many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?
- '6 million' ✓
- How did perpetrators of the Holocaust often treat Jewish children?
- Abducted them to grow up in Germany
- Forced them to fight in the German army
- Murdered them alongside other Jews ✓
- Converted them to another religion
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- Which of the following countries saw the highest proportion of its Jewish population killed during the Holocaust?
- Britain
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Lithuania ✓
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- Write the missing word. As well as racially inferior, the Nazis considered Jews to be their mortal...
- 'enemy' ✓
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Key learning points
- The Holocaust involved the deliberate murder of around 6 million European Jews.
- Nazi ideology held that Jewish people were racially inferior and a threat.
- The Holocaust represented an attempt to murder all Jews.
- The Holocaust is distinct from other genocides and other instances of Nazi persecution.
Common misconception
The Holocaust was confined to Germany.
The Nazis and their collaborators murdered 6 million Jews from across Europe and aimed to eliminate Jews from the entire continent.
Keywords
Genocide - the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a particular national, racial, ethnic or religious group
Holocaust - the murder of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators
Collaborator - a person or group who works together with others for a particular purpose
Mortal enemy - a very serious and dangerous person or group who oppose or want to harm you
Perpetrator - someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act
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