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Teaching the Holocaust in Germany
Compelling Question: How do countries confront chapters of their history that contain prejudice, discrimination, persecution, and genocide?
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Students will learn how both the German government and the people in Germany deal with the topic of the Holocaust in contemporary society. Students will be asked to respond to speeches given by Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, and Elie Wiesel at the Buchenwald Memorial; research a Holocaust memorial located in Berlin; and find out how students in German schools learn about the Holocuast. This inquiry helps students understand how people in contemporary Germany learn about and commemorate the atrocities of the Holocaust.
Students will learn how both the German government and the people in Germany deal with the topic of the Holocaust in contemporary society. Students will be asked to respond to speeches given by Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, and Elie Wiesel at the Buchenwald Memorial; research a Holocaust memorial located in Berlin; and find out how students in German schools learn about the Holocuast. This inquiry helps students understand how people in contemporary Germany learn about and commemorate the atrocities of the Holocaust.
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