Yesterday students took notes about the postwar tensions between the US and USSR. Today they studied a series of major events from the Cold War, recording information on a map and timeline in their logbooks. The powerpoint is below:

Postwar europe

Radio Free Europe, by R.E.M.:

REM - Radio Free Europe by musicatusoidos

The Nuremberg Trials

Students discussed the quest for justice for the victims of World War II. They debated and evaluated different options using the powerpoint below. After, students watched clips from a film about the Nuremberg Trials.

Nuremberg trials

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Art and War

Students discussed how victims and survivors of war cope with their experiences. I talked about how art is often used to make sense of the unexplainable. Students will complete their own piece of art, reflecting on what they learned about the Holocaust and WWII.

HOMEWORK:

Art and the Holocaust - DUE Friday 2/25

Schindler's List

Students discussed questions that came up during Schindler's List. I provided a postscript - explaining what happened where the film stopped.

Schindler's List

Student's completed watching Schindler's List.

Schindler's List

Students began watching Schindler's List.

HOMEWORK:

Checkpoint #5 - DUE Tomorrow 2/15

Holocaust Photos

Students were assigned one photograph from the Holocaust. They interpreted the photo and answered some inferential questions on this worksheet. Students then read the caption to their photo aloud during a presentation of all the photos on the overhead. The photos are below.

The Holocaust

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Studying the Holocaust

Students watched this animated map overview of World War II and the Holocaust. Students then wrote down any questions they had about the Holocaust. Students read a series of frequently asked questions about the Holocaust.

1932 Reichstag Election

Anti-Christ, Arthur Szyk

Students participated in a simulation of the Weimar parliamentary elections of 1932. Today students will study the events that followed, focusing on Hitler's rise to power, the persecution of Jews and others, German expansion and the beginning of WWII. Students took notes from the powerpoint below.

Hitler's Rise to Power

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1932 Reichstag Election

Students began preparing for a simulation of the 1932 parliamentary elections in Germany. Students were split into different roles: German voters and Campaigners.