Holocaust and Genocide UNIT/ Timeline/Topics Essential Questions Weeks History of the Jewish People God's Calling of Abraham and His Chosen People What does it mean to be Jewish? The Nation of Israel What does it mean to be God's "Chosen People"? 2 The Fall of Jerusalem How did Jews function in Christian Jewish Diaspora Europe? Jews as Outsiders in Europe How did anti-Semitism develop? Anti-Semitism in the Middle Ages The Dreyfuss Affair What key elements of German history contributed to the ideology and culture of Modern Germany modern Germany? Otto von Bismarck How did Germany become an autocratic Unification of Germany society? Germanic People and Culture What were the causes of World War I and its effects on Europe? Struggle to Dominate Europe How were Jews made to be the scapegoat 2 Causes of World War I for Germany's defeat? Treaty of Versailles How did the Treaty of Versailles punish The "Stab-in-the-Back" Theory Germany? Weimar Republic What were the principles of the Weimar Economic Collapse Republic, its weaknesses, and the causes Radical Politics of its collapse? How did the results of World War I contribute to the rise of the Third Reich? The Rise of the Third Reich Radical Political Parties in the Weimar Republic Describe the social, political and economic Hitler's Background climate of Weimar Germany. Beer Hall Putsch Discuss Hitler's background and ideology. Mein Kampf What were the core tenets of the Nazi Nazi Party movement? 4 Election of 1932 What tactics did the Nazis use to achieve Nazi Propaganda power? Joseph Goebbels How did Hitler establish totalitarianism in Nuremberg Rallies Germany? Nuremberg Laws Why did Hitler receive admiration and Kristallnacht devotion from the German people? Anschluss Appeasement The Holocaust What were the purpose, locations, Concentration Camps - Dachau methods and results of the concentration Ghettos camps? Einsatzgruppen (Mobile Killing Who were the Einsatzgruppen? What 6 Squads) were their methods? Where did they Wannsee Conference operate? The Final Solution What is a ghetto? Death Camps - Auschwitz What was the purpose of the Wannsee Nuremburg Trials Conference? What was the Final Solution to the Jewish problem? What is the legacy of the Holocaust? Other Historical Genocides Other than the Holocaust, what other genocides took place in the 20th century? Armenia What genocides are taking place today? Ukraine How is genocide different that an atrocity? 4 Cambodia How has the international community Rwanda responded to modern genocides? Bosnia What measures can be taken to prevent Darfur future genocides? .