Lesson 4: Holocaust and propaganda

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Racism and discrimination that lead to genocide

Program

1. Welcome

2. Homework

3. Deepening knowledge: Holocaust and propaganda

4. Questions

Assignment

Lesson goal: You can explain the meaning of propaganda and how propaganda worked during WO2. 

 Benjamin Jacobs  

Born in rotterdam in 1928 6 oktober 

He died in Sobibor at 23 april 1943 

Familie: Besty, Harrieët, Jacob, Sara, Victor, Rozetta 

The died all on the same day. Only victor died at 31 march 1944 

Benjamin Jacobs was 14 years old when he died. 

Sara Channah Jacobsen

Rotterdam, 31 May 1939 – Auschwitz, 26 August 1942

Died at the age of 3.

None of her family members survived the concentration camps

Questions

What is the word we use for hatred against Jews?

1. Socialism
2. discrimination
3. antisemitism
4. racism

How many Jews were killed during WO2?

1. 4 million
2. 5 million
3. 6 million
4. 7 million

Holocaust comes from the Greek word for 'burnt offering'. What is the word Jews prefer to use?

1. Jewish genocide
2. Shoah
3. Mass murder in camps
4. Holodomor

How did the persecution of the Jews in the 1930s started in Germany?

1. Anti-Jewish legislation was introduced
2. Killing
3. Razzia's
4. Construction of concentration camps

In the 1930s, the Nazis wanted to deport the Jews to another country. Where to?

1. Madagascar
2. Cameroon
3. Bangladesh
4. Norway

Finally, the Nazis resorted to mass murder. What term did they use for this?

1. The Big Murder
2. Genocide
3. Holocaust
4. the Final Solution

Last question

Why did few people revolt against the persecution of the Jews? Choose the WRONG answer.

1. People were afraid of the Nazis
2. propaganda made people think that jews were bad
3. people did not know that the Jews were being persecuted
4. People were preoccupied with themselves during the occupation

Racism and discrimination

> causes persecution of the Jews

(together also referred to as anti-Semitism)

Nazi-Germany

- Jews were blamed for losing WWI and economic crisis

- anti-Jewish legislation, e.g. not being a civil servant, places prohibited, violence allowed, wearing the Star of David

Have a good look!

What does this image have to do with anti-Semitism? (multiple answers correct)

1. Jews burning Christians in the Middle Ages
2. Jews being persecuted in the Middle Ages
3. Protestants were burned at the stake in the Middle Ages
4. Jews were blamed for disasters in the Middle Ages

Which concept is related to the previous slide?

1. Final Solution
2. Jewish Star
3. Propaganda
4. Genocide

Propaganda

Propaganda is communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be selectively presenting facts to encourage a particular synthesis or perception.

Rich/ manufacturer

/part of government or

regular man

or

beggar

Propaganda against Jews

- population brainwashed

- existing anti-Semitism was strengthened

This facilitated the persecution of the Jews in the 1940s

Assignment: Propaganda

Propaganda was an important tool to incite (ophitsen) hatred against Jews.

However, anti-Jewish propaganda has not disappeared. 

Look online for anti-Jewish propaganda from the last 2 decades. Answer the following question:

1. What image is appears in this propaganda?

2. Who creates this kind of propaganda?

3. What is the purpose of this propagandA?

Assignment

In the video other genocides are discussed

Look up information about the people that where involved in the following genocides:

- Rwanda

- Jugoslavia

- Armenia