Websites for Group 1: World War II Background
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/world-war-ii-timeline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primary/histor/world_war2
Websites for Group 2: The Holocaust
http://www.auschwitz.dk/denmark.htm
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
http://www.historyonthe net.com/chronology/timelineholocaust.htm
1. What happened on March 22nd, 1933?
2.What were the Nuremberg Laws?
3.What specifically happened on November 9th, 1938?
4.When did Germany surrender and end the war in Europe
Websites for Group 3: Denmark
http://www. kidsconnect.com/subjectindex/26-places/countriesplaces/309-denmark.html
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/christian_x_of_denmark
Websites for Group 4: The Resistance in Denmark
www.holocaustresearchproject.org/revolt/danishresistance.html
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/denmark.html
http://tinyurl.com/plltguo
Websites for Group 5: Life in America During World War II
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/us-home-front-during-world-war-ii
http://www.amhistory.org/exhibits/events/rationing.html
1. What is “rationing”?
2. What types of foods and products were rationed during WWII?
Websites for Group 6: Jewish Traditions and Culture
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007689
http://judaism.about.com/od/judaismbasics/a/What-Is-The-Torah-Chumash.htm
http://www.aish.com/jl/sp/k/48942436.html
1. What is the symbol for the Jewish culture? What role did this symbol play in the Holocaust?
2. What is the Torrah?
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/world-war-ii-timeline
- On what date did Germany invade Poland, starting World War II?
- When did Germany invade Norway and Denmark?
- What happened in December 1941?
- When was D-Day?
- What happened in May 1945?
- How many people died and how many nations took part in World War II?
- For Americans, why did they enter World War II and what was their clear-cut purpose?
- What is a totalitarian government? Explain.
- In what specific part of the world did U.S. troops fight?
- Who was president of the U.S. during World War II and what did he order to be dropped, which led to Japan’s surrender?
- Who is the author of Number the Stars?
- In what city and state does Annemarie Johansen and Ellen Rosen live?
- Define the terms “Jewish” and “concentration camp.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primary/histor/world_war2
- In the 20th century, there were two ‘world wars’. What were the dates of these two wars? How long did they last?
- What are civilians?
- Why were children evacuated and where did they go?
- Summarize the article on ‘The war effort’.
- What is a refugee?
Websites for Group 2: The Holocaust
http://www.auschwitz.dk/denmark.htm
- To what neutral country were the Jews able to escape and find refuge in?
- What was the population of Denmark?
- How did Danish Jews escape to Sweden? Explain.
- Who was Werner Best? Explain
- Who was Han Hedtoft? Explain.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
- What was the Holocaust? Explain what happened.
- What groups of people were targeted during the era of the Holocaust?
- What was the Jewish population in 1933?
- What was the “Final Solution?”
- In the aftermath of the Holocaust, where did many survivors find shelter? Describe what this is.
http://www.historyonthe net.com/chronology/timelineholocaust.htm
1. What happened on March 22nd, 1933?
2.What were the Nuremberg Laws?
3.What specifically happened on November 9th, 1938?
4.When did Germany surrender and end the war in Europe
Websites for Group 3: Denmark
http://www. kidsconnect.com/subjectindex/26-places/countriesplaces/309-denmark.html
- What is the capital of Denmark?
- What is the official language of Denmark?
- Demark borders what country?
- Describe the climate in Denmark?
- What famous author is from Denmark? He wrote The Ugly Duckling and The Little Mermaid.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/christian_x_of_denmark
- Who was the Danish King during WWII?
- Who was Christian’s father?
- During World War II, after the German occupation of Denmark began in 1940, what did Christian often do?
Websites for Group 4: The Resistance in Denmark
www.holocaustresearchproject.org/revolt/danishresistance.html
- What other countries besides Denmark were considered neutral?
- What does neutrality mean?
- How many Jews were found, out of 8,000, during the raid between October 1st and 2nd? Why were so few found? Explain.
- How long was the water passage through which the Jews were smuggled?
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/denmark.html
- What was the Danish resistance? Explain.
- Where did the Danish Jews hide?
- Why was the Danish rescue effort unique? How did this uniqueness help the effort to be successful?
- What was the code name for the earliest rescue operations?
http://tinyurl.com/plltguo
- What happened on Rosh Hashanah in 1943?
- Why did the Jewish people escape to neutral Sweden? What did the Jewish people fear?
- If the Jewish people did not escape to Sweden, what would have happened to them?
- What is one item that can be found at the Museum of Danish Resistance 1940-1945?
- Who was one famous Dane who fled to Sweden?
Websites for Group 5: Life in America During World War II
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/us-home-front-during-world-war-ii
- In what year did World War II occur?
- What were two purposes for popular entertainment during the war?
- What caused America to be involved in World War II?
http://www.amhistory.org/exhibits/events/rationing.html
1. What is “rationing”?
2. What types of foods and products were rationed during WWII?
Websites for Group 6: Jewish Traditions and Culture
http://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007689
- When did the Nazis come into power in Germany?
- Approximately how many Jews lived in the countries that would be occupied by Germany?
- Many of the Jews of Eastern Europe lived in predominantly Jewish towns or villages called what?
- What language did Jewish people speak?
- What does the term “emancipation of Jews” mean?
http://judaism.about.com/od/judaismbasics/a/What-Is-The-Torah-Chumash.htm
http://www.aish.com/jl/sp/k/48942436.html
1. What is the symbol for the Jewish culture? What role did this symbol play in the Holocaust?
2. What is the Torrah?