Training Video for Educators: Contextualizing Holocaust History

The Timeline Activity encourages critical thinking about Nazi policy, World War II, historical events, and individual experiences during the Holocaust.

Teaching materials featured in this video:

• Holocaust Timeline Activity and Cards

• Online Timeline Activity

• Lesson: Racial Science and Law in Nazi Germany and the United States: Timeline Extension

• Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

• Lesson: Exploring Night as Literature

• Lesson: American Responses to the Holocaust

Key Question:

• Based on the video above, why is historical context necessary for students to understand how and why the Holocaust happened? How can the timeline activity provide this context in your curriculum?

View all videos in the Getting Started Teaching About the Holocaust video collection.