The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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. How heavy is The Holocaust in Bohemia and Moravia?October 1941
2. What is the pre-war jewish population?Approximately 118,310 individuals
3. What is the estimated number of victims?Around 80,000
4. What happened to Jewish people in Bohemia and Moravia during the Holocaust?They were taken from their homes, lost their jobs, and had to wear a yellow star to show they were different. Many were sent to death camps where most were killed.
5. Why did the Nazis make Jewish people wear a yellow star?The yellow star was used to separate them from others and to make them feel less human. It helped the Nazis keep track of who was Jewish.

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: A German-occupied territory established in 1939, functioning as a puppet state under Nazi control.
Theresienstadt Ghetto (Terezín): A Nazi ghetto in Bohemia used as a transit point for Jews destined for extermination camps.
Nisko Plan: An early Nazi plan in 1939 to deport Jews to a reservation area in Poland, a precursor to the Final Solution.
Final Solution: The Nazi plan for the systematic genocide of European Jews.