Materials

• Overhead projector
• Class textbook

Instructional Activities

1. Review the content from the previous session, as needed.
   
   
2. Ask students what they know about the Holocaust and the victims of the Holocaust. Have different students write their thoughts on the board, or write their answers on a blank transparency.
   
   
3. Display the following notes on the board or overhead:
   
   Nazi Germany determined to exterminate all Jews under German rule. In large camps they overworked, starved, and used gas chambers to kill 6 million Jews. Nazis called it the Final Solution.
   
   Another 5 million people, including Poles, other Slavic groups, Russians, Dutch, Christians, Gypsies, and others labeled “undesirables” were exterminated.
   
   Genocide is the systematic and purposeful destruction of a racial, political, religious, or cultural group.
   
   In Nuremberg, Germany, top Nazi leaders were tried for their war crimes after WWII.
   
   The Nuremberg trials emphasized individual responsibility for actions during a war, regardless of orders received.
   
   Twenty-four Nazi leaders were tried for their “crimes against humanity.” Japanese leaders were also tried in other proceedings, and some were executed.
   
   The trials led to an increased demand for a Jewish homeland.
   
   Hold a discussion of each of these notes as they are introduced.
   
   
4. Assign a teacher-selected reading, worksheet, or other reinforcement activity, using available resources.