The Final Solution

The Holocaust 1933-1945

The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. This resource Bundle looks at the stages in the persecution and eventual extermination of the Jews of Nazi Germany and Europe between 1933 and 1945. The resource is intended for GCSE Students studying Nazi Germany but could be adapted to teach the topic to KS3 Students. The Bundle has 4 parts, enabling students to build a picture of how the persecution, terrorisation, isolation and finally murder of the Jews occurred in gradual stages. Each part has a PowerPoint presentation to guide students through the topic, with use made of a number of Video Clips from Schindler's List and also witness statements. Each topic also has a number of student activities, many of which incorporate the use of Primary and Secondary sources to enable analysis and to see different view points. The first topic examines why the Nazi's were anti-semitic and how they introduced laws to isolate the Jews Socially, Economically and Politically. The Second Topic looks at Kristallnacht and how violence against Jews increased after 1938. The Third Topic looks at how with outbreak of WWII European Jews were physically isolated in Ghettos. Finally the Final Solution is examined and the overall impact on the Jews of Europe.