Mr. Trzepinska Holocaust and Genocide

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Auschwitz Birkenau – In Class Field Trip

As you watch the in class field please answer the following questions. Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVuLmMOlZLk

True or False:

1. Birkenau was solely built as a death camp

2. People survived the gas chambers

3. Prisoner clothes were cleaned at Auschwitz

4. Human Bone Ash still litters the ground today.

Investigative Questions

1. What significance does the bridge to the fence have?

2. What was Dr. Mengele’s job at Birkenau? (It wasn’t medical experiments)

3. Why were all the gas chambers destroyed?

4. What was the Sauna Building used for?

5. What type of items did they store in Canada? 6. Name 1 difference from the design of Crematoriums 2 and 3 vs. Crematoriums 4 and 5.

7. What type of job did you do if you were part of the Scheissekommando?

8. What was the purpose of Block 25?

Critical Thinking Questions

1. What impacted you the most about Auschwitz Birkenau?

2. Would you ever want to visit this place? Explain why?