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English 10

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Unit

The Holocaust and World War II Research Project

Presentations will be on Monday, March 12, 2018.

WWII and the Holocaust are events that changed the political, economic, and social systems of many countries across the world. Millions of people died in this war which has been said to be the most extensive and lethal war in the history of mankind. It went on for six gruesome years by the end of which almost the whole world was engulfed in its devastating fire.

Your Task:

  1. Thoroughly research your assigned topic about the WWII and or the Holocaust.
  2. Create a 6 - 8 slide PowerPoint presentation.
  3. Formally present all the pertinent information related to your topic to your classmates.
  4. Take notes of your classmates presentations; these notes will be collected and graded.

Requirements:

1 title slide with topic, a pertinent picture and your name

4 - 6 slides with a MINIMUM of three bulleted facts(that you expand upon during your presentation) and at least one picture that helps explain/relates to the facts and details on the slide

1 properly cited and annotated bibliography slide

  • Slide information must include:
  • Historical/background facts and details
  • Importance/significance of information
  • Relevance to the novel
  • You must use a MINIMUM of threesources
  • Easybib.com may be used to create your bibliography
  • Pictures should also be cited

Topics:

  1. WWII – causes of WWII, countries involved, Allied, Axis, important leaders (Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Harry Truman)
  2. Adolf Hitler – biography; rise to power; propaganda techniques; scapegoats; Aryan; objectives for starting the World WarII; Third Reich; Gestapo
  3. The Holocaust: Kristallnacht; anti-Semitism; Nuremburg Laws; Jewish Ghettos,deportation; Final solution;
  4. Nazi ConcentrationDeath and Labor Camps 1933 – 1945: difference between death & concentration camp; genocide; gas chambers; crematorium; Ravensbrück, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, Belzec, Poland. Bergen-Belsen, Germany. Buchenwald, Germany. Chelmno, Poland. Dachau, Germany. Flossenburg, Germany. Gross-Rosen, Poland.
  5. The Aftermath of World War II: War crime trials (who, what, when, why, how); how were trials conducted; what were the political challenges or consequences; who wasn't tried/why.
  6. Technology: inventions and new technology; how were they used after the war; Penicillin and other medicine