Activity #2—Key

Concepts
Module #2 “The Holocaust”
Directions: Based on any previous
knowledge you may have, answer the
following questions “true” or “false.” Then
do the follow-up exercise on the slide that
follows each question using a search
engine such as Google or Bing to research
answers.
True or False?
Only German Jewish citizens were
victims of the Holocaust.
Answer: False
Other victims of The Holocaust included ____________,
______________, and _________________.
True or False?
Genocide (the deliberate murder of a whole group
or race of people) doesn’t happen anymore .
Answer: False
Genocides are taking place right now in the following
countries.

Country:___________ Estimated number of

people killed: _____________
Country:___________ Estimated number of
people killed: _____________
Country:___________ Estimated number of
people killed: _____________
True or False?
Many groups of people, including Germans, helped the
Jewish citizens of Europe escape the Nazis .
Answer: True
Some of the groups of people who helped Jews escape
included __________, ___________, and
_______________.
True or False?
The Nazis invented eugenics, the theory that the
human race could be improved by only allowing
people considered “superior” to exist and to have
children.
Answer: False
The theory of eugenics was originally developed by
_____________ in __________.
Proponents of the theory recommended society do things
like __________________ and _________________.
Eugenics policies were implemented in many countries,
including __________, ___________, and
_______________.
True or False?
The Holocaust was just one example of the
oppression of Jewish citizens.
Answer: True
Jews in Europe had been oppressed and massacred for
centuries before the Holocaust. Infamous incidents
include the following:
Incident_____________________________
Country _______ Year_______
Incident_____________________________
Country _______ Year_______
Incident_____________________________
Country _______ Year_______
True or False?
Some Jews fought back against the Holocaust.
Answer: True
There were many Jewish resistance movements. One
famous example is
________________________________________________
__________________________.
True or False?
The persecution of Jewish citizens was the cause of World
War II.
Answer: False
There were many causes of World War II. Among the
most important causes were________________and
____________________.
True or False?
The Holocaust could never happen again.
 Answer: ??????
Use Google or Bing to research these terms, and provide a
link to a modern day news article for each one.
• Anti-Semitism
• Link:
• American Nazi Party
• Link:
• White Supremacy
• Link: