General Government

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of establishment?October 8, 1939
2. What is the basis for formation?Annexation Decree on the Administration of the Occupied Polish Territories
3. Why did Germany create the General Government during World War II?Germany made the General Government to control and use the land and people in the middle part of Poland. It was part of the Nazis’ plan for more space and to make the area fit their ideas about race.
4. Which cities were part of the General Government?Cities like Warsaw, Kraków, Lwów (called Lemberg by the Germans), Lublin, Tarnopol, and Stanisławów were inside the General Government.

Totalitarianism: A form of government that theoretically permits no rival, requires total subservience to the state, and exercises control over nearly every aspect of public and private life.
Genocide: The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.
Stateless Subjects: Individuals who are not recognized as citizens by any state, often stripped of their rights and protections.
Lebensraum: A German term meaning 'living space,' referring to Nazi Germany's policy of territorial expansion into Eastern Europe.