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Holocaust Socratic Discussion Questions
Your final answers are due __________________.
Your final answers must be legible on a separate page. Use this page for notes.
Think about the italicized questions and comments to help you form your answers/ opinions.
When possible reference the documents read in class. Examples: “Document A says…” ,“In Document
B…”, or a direct quote. You will receive extra points in the discussion if you quote any of the documents.
Remember to justify your thoughts and explain why.
Responses should be 4-12 sentences to each question.
1. Who was affected or targeted in the Holocaust and why?
- Which groups of people?
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Why were they targeted?
2. What was anti-Semitism and what were some examples of it?
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Example #1
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Example #2
3. The Holocaust did not take place immediately when Hitler took power. Describe how it was
implemented in stages and took place over time.
- What were some examples of anti-Jewish laws and legislation?
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What was Kristallnacht?
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How were ghettos and concentration camps used?
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What was the Final Solution?
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4. In what ways can we memorialize or remember the Holocaust?
- List 4+ possible ways.
5. Why would an individual chose to tattoo numbers similar to those used in some concentration
camps?
- List 4+ reasons
6. Why would an individual be against tattooing numbers?
- List 4+ reasons
7. How could the Holocaust have been prevented?
- How much of history would have to have been changed? Think about the Treaty of
Versailles, Great Depression, Hitler’s rise to power, etc.
8. How likely is it that a genocide on scale with the Holocaust could happen again?
- Could history repeat itself? Or has the world learned to prevent it?
9. How should we remember the Holocaust?
- Your opinion of how best to memorialize and pay respect to the victims of this genocide.