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20th-Century Genocides and the Holocaust

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NJ-SS

8 lessons

Goal

Examine the causes, ideologies, and systematic execution of major early-to-mid 20th-century atrocities, including the Armenian Genocide, the Holodomor, the Nanjing Massacre, and the Nazi Holocaust.

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  1. The Armenian Genocide: Deportations, Death Marches, and DenialUp next
  2. The Holodomor: Man-Made Famine and Genocide in Soviet UkraineNot started yet
  3. The Nanjing Massacre and Japanese War Crimes in ChinaNot started yet
  4. Nazi Racial Ideology, Antisemitism, and the Nuremberg LawsNot started yet
  5. The Ghetto System and the Einsatzgruppen Killing SquadsNot started yet
  6. The Wannsee Conference and the Industrialized Final SolutionYou are here
  7. The Death Camps: Auschwitz, Treblinka, and the Machinery of MurderNot started yet
  8. Targeted Victim Groups: Roma, Disabled, Soviet POWs, and Jehovah's WitnessesNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-nj6.2.12.CivicsHR.4.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th Grade

Analyze the motivations, causes, and consequences of the genocides of Armenians, Ukrainians, Jews in the Holocaust and assess the responses by individuals, groups, and governments and analyze large-scale atrocities including 20th century massacres in China.