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History at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 19: How and why did the Holocaust happen?

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About this unit

In this unit pupils learn about how and why the Holocaust happened. Its main emphasis is developing pupils' understanding of historical concepts, such as cause and consequence, and their ability in higher order 'thinking skills'. Teachers are strongly advised to follow the guidance on selecting of suitable materials for this subject, contained throughout the 'Points to note'.

Care will need to be taken to be sensitive to pupils who may find aspects of this unit deeply upsetting.

This unit is expected to take 8-11 hours.


This unit supports citizenship: 3, 4

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Rights and responsibilities?
2. Rights denied: why was Anne Frank forced to go into hiding?
3. Rights denied: how did Nazi persecution of the Jews develop?
4. How and why were ghettos set up and what was life like inside them?
5. What was the Final Solution?
6. What happened when people found out about the Holocaust?
7. Exploring the Holocaust - what questions and issues remain?
8. So, how and why did the Holocaust happen?