Standard 1: Foundations of Holocaust Education

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Number: SS.68.HE.1
Title: Foundations of Holocaust Education
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 68
Strand: Holocaust Education

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SS.68.HE.1.AP.1a
Identify the Holocaust as the planned persecution and murder of European Jews by the government of Nazi Germany.
SS.68.HE.1.AP.1b
Identify examples of antisemitism and how it contributed to the Holocaust.
SS.68.HE.1.AP.1c
Identify the basic beliefs of Judaism and the history of Jews in Europe.

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It Can't Happen Here!:

Using historical examples, analyze what can happen when an unchecked government erodes freedoms and liberties and, in extreme cases, persecutes its citizens.

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The Persuasion of Propaganda:

In this lesson, students will examine examples of propaganda from the Holocaust and discuss how it may have shaped public opinion and played a role in antisemitism and the complacency of some people through systematic state-sponsored persecution and murder of European Jews by Nazi Germany.

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