Global History 2
Mr. Scapelliti
Schindler’s List Questions
- What party was Oskar Schindler a member of?
- Nazi Party
- In the beginning scenes of the film, what type of appearance did the Jews have? What type of homes did they live in? How did this play a role in making them easy targets of Nazi propaganda?
- Well dressed, professional looking
- Large, nice homes
- It was easy for Hitler and Nazi party to place blame on the Jews because they had so much and others had so little
- How did the girl screaming “goodbye” to the Jews as they leave their homes for the ghetto representative of the Nazi campaign of anti-Semitic propaganda?
- It showed how Hitler was able to brainwash all people, even children
- Where does Schindler get the money to buy his factory? How was he able to negotiate this deal?
- Wealthy Jews
- Money was no longer of value to the Jews, he agreed to pay them in goods so they could trade them on the black market
- What did Stern do for the Jewish workers in order for them to work at Schindler’s factory, even though many were not skilled workers?
- He coached them to appear that they were essential workers, so they could get working papers to work in Schindler’s factory
- What type of lifestyle did Oskar Schindler lead?
- He had many girlfriends
- He liked very nice things
- He liked to earn money
- Why was the Jewish female architect shot? What did Amon Goeth order to be done after she was shot?
- She argued with the Nazis about tearing the barracks because the foundation was not poured correctly. Goeth stated that they will not have arguments with the Jewish people.
- Goeth order that the barracks should be taken down, a new foundation poured, and the barracks rebuilt
- During the liquidation scene, Spielberg chose to picture the little girl in color emphasizing her pink coat. What is the significance of coloring her coat pink?
- To make her stand out to Schindler and the audience
- Name three places that the Jews hid during the liquidation of the Jewish Ghetto. What eventually happened to most of them who tried to hide?
- Sewers
- Under floorboards
- Pianos
- Most were killed
- What did Schindler get in exchange for his possessions (i.e. lighter, cigarette case, and watch)?
- He is trading his possessions for people
- He is trading for people whose lives are in danger
- What does Schindler tell Goeth about power? How did Schindler’s message influence a change in Goeth’s behavior for a short time?
- Schindler said that real power is having justification to kill somebody but letting them live
- He was merciful for a short period of time
- What did Schindler see when the bodies were being burned that caught his attention?
- He saw the dead body of the girl in the pink coat
- How did Schindler identify the Jewish workers he wanted for his new factory in Czechoslovakia (literally)? What did he give up in exchange for his workers?
- He made a list
- He paid money for his workers
- What happens to the women’s train that was supposed to arrive in Czechoslovakia?
- There is a paperwork error and it is sent to Auschwitz
- Would Schindler consider himself a hero of the Holocaust? Why or why not?
- No, he doesn’t feel he did enough to save the Jews
- He felt he could have given up more to buy more Jews