Classwork Tuesday, 17 March 2020 The Wansee Conference
LO: To develop an understanding of why the Wansee Conference was significant.
Identify the missing capital letter Entry Task SPAG CHALLENGE: Identify the two missing punctuation marks Adolf Hitler was never officially involved in any of the decisions that were made that led to the mass killing of six million Jews however in Identify the three spelling mistakes January of 1942 15 high ranking nazi government officials met in Wannsee just outside of Germany to put into place a final plan to wipe out all of the Jews under their control. Correct the three spellings Glossary – Einsatzgruppen. Final solution, Wannsee Quiz.
1. What happened on the 1st of April 1933 in Germany? 2. Explain how Hitler defined someone as a Jew? 3. What happened on 8/9th November 1938? 4. How much were the Jews fined after the event? 5. What were Jews forced to wear in 1939? 6. Where did Germany invade in 1939? 7. How many Jews were in that country? 8. What is the name of the places Jews were put in 1939/1940? 9. What was launched on the 22nd of June 1941? 10. What was the name given to the German units that followed behind the front line. 11. What job were they given? 12. Why did this lead to the Nazi’s trying to find a different solution? Starter Describe what the image shows
Explain why you think gas vans were used?
Analyse why this was necessary step for the Nazi’s
How useful is source for a historian studying the treatment of Jews Source A: shows a picture of a gas van in in Nazi Germany. October 1941, being inspected by officers in the SS. The turning point
After the June 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union and Einsatzgruppen mass shootings Step by step of civilians, the Nazis experimented with gas vans for mass killing. Gas vans were sealed trucks with engine exhaust diverted into the Pink – Describe what the Nazi’s inside of it. Use of gas vans began after did after June 1941. Einsatzgruppen members complained of battle fatigue and mental illnesses caused by shooting large numbers of women and children. Gassing Yellow – Explain how the gas vans worked? also proved to be less costly. Einsatzgruppen gassed hundreds of thousands of people, mostly Jews, Roma (Gypsies), and mentally ill people. Green – Analyse why the gas vans were a better long term solution In 1941, the SS believed that sending Jews to than the Einsatzgruppen killing centres (to be gassed) was the most shootings? fastest and cheapest way of achieving the "Final Solution." That same year, the Nazis opened the Blue – Explain the short and long Chelmno camp in Poland. Jews from the Lodz term significance of the gas vans. area of Poland and Roma were killed there in mobile gas vans - the first death camp had been created. The Wannsee conference 1942
On July 17th, 1941, four weeks after the invasion Step by step of the Soviet Union, Hitler put Himmler (his second in command) in charge of eliminating any threat to German rule. Two weeks later, on July Pink – Describe what Hitler did th 31, 1941 the instruction was given to make on July 17 , 1941? preparations for the implementation of a "complete solution of the Jewish question." Yellow – Explain what happened on the 31st July 1941?
On January 20, 1942, 15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government members gathered at a Green – Analyse why the Wannsee conference was villa in Wannsee (in Berlin) to discuss starting what important? they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question.“ From this point onwards the mass killing of the Jews began. Historians still debate now Blue – Explain the short and long when the Final Solution began. Despite this official term significance of the meeting, is argued decision had already been taken Wannsee conference to begin the mass killing of the Jews and death camps had been in small scale operation since October. The turning point The Wannsee conference
Pink: Pink:
Yellow: Yellow:
Green: Green:
Blue: Blue: This was important This led to… because…
Phrases I want to hear This was the start of the Final Solution The better long because… term solution was… This was significant because… How will I make progress?
MEG Progress Challenge Describe why the gas vans were used Explain why the gas vas were important Describe what happened at Wannsee
Explain why Wannsee was important Analyse whether or not Wannsee was the start of the Final Solution
Evaluate whether or not you believe Wannsee was the start of the Final Solution. When did the Final Solution start?
The Nazi’s had ordered the The Wannsee conference Hitler held a secret meeting Einsatzgruppen to shoot any allowed the Nazi’s to come in July 1941, after which the Jews they came across during up with a plan to easily send use of gas vans were used by Operation Barbarossa in millions of Jews to the gas the Nazi’s to kill Jews. 1941. chambers quickly‐ leading to Key the large number of deaths from the chambers. 41- Final Solution started in 1941 with the The term ‘Final Solution’ was Between January 1942 and The Wannsee conference Einsatzgruppen. first used in July 1941. the end of the war in may only made the heads of 42- Final Solution started 1945, 5 millions Jews were certain government at the Wannsee killed departments aware there conference. was a Final Solution, they were not asked to come up with a new plan.
The gas vans were only Hitler was busy implementing In October of 1941 the first meant to assist with the plans for war strategies death camp was established shootings, but the Nazi’s against America and Russia, at Chelmo with gas vans. knew this was not he only gave his consent for After 1942, Chelmo had a gas sustainable and were looking the Wannsee conference chamber built and was one of for a better way to ensure all meeting in December of the six death camps active in the Jews were killed in 1941. 1941. Germany during the war. ‘The Final Solution started in January 1942 after the Wannsee conference’ explain if you agree or disagree with this statement.
WABOLL I disagree with the statement because the meeting did not start the final solution. The killing started in 1941 so that must be the start of the final solution. But someone might think it is 1942 because that is when the meeting was held and the mass killing of Jews started after it. How will I make progress?
MEG Progress Challenge Describe why the gas vans were used Explain why the gas vas were important Describe what happened at Wannsee
Explain why Wannsee was important Analyse whether or not Wannsee was the start of the Final Solution
Evaluate whether or not you believe Wannsee was the start of the Final Solution. Homework
• Write a dairy entry about an aspect of Jewish life between 1933‐1942.
• Pink: Describe what happened to the Jews at the time you are writing. • Yellow: Explain what effect events were having on the Jews at the time you are writing. • Green: Analyse what life was like for the Jews at the time you are writing.