Download Student Web Research Project: Night by Elie Wiesel

Student Web Research Project: Night by Elie Wiesel
PART ONE: Choose three (3) of the following questions and answer thoroughly (at least
one paragraph, three to five sentences).
 What does the term "Final Solution" mean and what is its origin?
 How did the Germans define who was Jewish?
 What were the first measures taken by the Nazis against the Jews?
 Did the Nazis plan to murder the Jews from the beginning of their regime?
 When was the first concentration camp established and who were the first inmates?
 What was the difference between the persecution of the Jews and the persecution of
other groups classified by the Nazis as enemies of the Third Reich?
 Did the people of occupied Europe know about Nazi plans for the Jews? What was
their attitude? Did they cooperate with the Nazis against the Jews?
 Did the Allies and the people in the Free World know about the events going on in
Europe?
 Who are the "Righteous Among the Nations"?
 Did the Jews in Europe realize what was going to happen to them?
 What efforts were made to save the Jews fleeing from Germany before World War II
began?
 Why were so few refugees able to flee Europe prior to the outbreak of World War
II?
 What was Hitler's ultimate goal in launching World War II?
 What were the Nuremberg Trials?
PART TWO: Choose five (5) of the following words to define (include parts of speech and
any alternative definitions).
Aryan race
Ghetto
Musselmann
Axis
Gypsies
Nuremberg
Concentration camp
Holocaust
Selection
Euthanasia
Judenrein
SS
Genocide
Kapo
Third Reich
PART THREE: Find at least one Jewish person caught in the tragedy of the Holocaust.
Identify the main points of the person’s life, including birth/death dates, a brief overview
of what happened to the person during the Holocaust, and a brief statement of what
occurred to the person after the Liberation. This summary will be at least two paragraphs
(each paragraph three to five sentences). Note: simply copying and pasting a biography
WILL NOT be accepted.
PART FOUR: create a timeline of at least 10 events related to the Holocaust and World
War II from 1933 to 1945.