SS.912.HE.2.2

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Analyze the causes and effects of Kristallnacht and how it became a watershed event in the transition from targeted persecution and anti-Jewish policy to open, public violence against Jews in Nazi-controlled Europe.

Clarifications

Clarification 1: Students will understand the reasons for Herschel Grynszpan’s actions at the German embassy in Paris and how the assassination of Ernst vom Rath was a pretext used by the Nazis for Kristallnacht.

Clarification 2: Students will describe the different types of persecution that were utilized during Kristallnacht, both inside and outside Germany.

Clarification 3: Students will analyze the effects of Kristallnacht on European and world Jewry using primary sources (e.g., newspapers, images, video, survivor testimony).

Clarification 4: Students will analyze the effects of Kristallnacht on the international community using primary sources (e.g., newspapers, images, video, survivor testimony).

General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Holocaust Education
Standard: Explain the significant events, public policies and experiences of the Holocaust.
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
2109430: Holocaust Education (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100405: Holocaust Education Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2109435: Holocaust Education (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2109440: Holocaust Education Honors (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
7921032: Access Holocaust Education (Specifically in versions: 2023 and beyond (current))

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SS.912.HE.2.AP.2: Identify the causes and effects of Kristallnacht and how it became a watershed event in the transition from targeted persecution and anti-Jewish policy to open, public violence against Jews in Nazi-controlled Europe.

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