Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Coming of Age During the Holocaust

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

6, 9, 11

Overview

This free, interactive website helps middle and high school-aged students explore Holocaust history and themes of identity and personal responsibility. Part of the larger Museum of Jewish Heritage Holocaust Curriculum website, Coming of Age During the Holocaust features first-person accounts of young people who survived the Holocaust, integrating compelling videos, narratives, and primary documents with online discussions and engaging activities.

    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 6

    SS10.6.6

    Identify causes and consequences of World War II and reasons for the United States’ entry into the war.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.6.6

    Vocabulary

    • consequences
    • Allies
    • Axis Powers
    • World War II
    • Pearl Harbor
    • Battle of Normandy
    • Battle of Stalingrad
    • Battle of Midway
    • Battle of the Bulge
    • Atomic Bomb
    • Holocaust

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • How to identify the causes and consequences of WWII and what led to U.S. involvement in WWII.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Recognize relationships among people and places by locating historical events on a map.
    • Cite evidence to support historical events using primary and secondary sources.
    • Describe how world events contribute to international conflict.
    • Examine the contributions of significant individuals and/or groups, and their role in WWII.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There were many causes and consequences of WWII and the motivations for American involvement in this war.
    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 9 - World History

    SS10.WH.14

    Describe causes and consequences of World War II.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.WH.14

    Vocabulary

    • Axis Powers
    • Allied Powers
    • Holocaust
    • Atomic Age
    • Nuremburg Trials
    • militarist
    • totalitarian
    • European Theater
    • Pacific Theater

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • How to describe the causes and consequences of WWII.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Investigate and explain causal factors for historical events, using a variety of primary resources.
    • Develop and defend a position related to a historical event, citing specific textual evidence to support the student's position.
    • Relate historical consequences to resulting social and political changes.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There were many causes and consequences of World War II.
    Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 11 - United States History II

    SS10.US2.9

    Describe the significance of major battles, events, and consequences of World War II campaigns, including North Africa, Midway, Normandy, Okinawa, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences. [A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.g., A.1.i., A.1.k.]

    Unpacked Content

    UP:SS10.US2.9

    Vocabulary

    • WWII campaigns
    • Midway
    • Normandy
    • Okinawa
    • Battle of the Bulge
    • Iwo Jima
    • Yalta Conference
    • Potsdam Conference
    • allied and axis expansion
    • Blitzkrieg
    • island-hopping
    • amphibious landings
    • atomic bomb
    • Holocaust
    • Bataan Death March
    • Nuremberg Trials
    • Declaration of Human Rights
    • Genocide Convention

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Major battles, events, and consequences of World War II campaigns.
    • The location on a map of major battles of WWII and the territorial claims of the different WWII powers.
    • Military strategies used in WWII.
    • Reasons for and results of dropping atomic bombs on Japan.
    • Events, incidents, and consequences of war crimes committed during WWII.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Locate specific points on a map and identify political, social, and geographic changes that occurred during or as a result of a historical event.
    • Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media.
    • Evaluate an author's premises, claims, and evidence by corroborating or challenging them with other information related to historical events.
    • Read and comprehend historical texts independently and proficiently on various topics related to events that led to WWII and the effect of those events on American foreign policy today.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • There were many key events and battles of WWII that had an impact on the outcome of the war, and the relationships between countries in the post-war world.
    Link to Resource

    CR Resource Type

    Interactive/Game

    Resource Provider

    Museum of Jewish Heritage
    Accessibility

    Accessibility

    Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings
    Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
    License

    License Type

    Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives
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