Identify some of the twentieth century precursors to the Holocaust.

Research the possible reasons for the rise of the Nazi party.

What lands did Germany loose as a result of the War?

What economic changes followed World War One in Germany?

Why was the Nazi party often identified with young men of the lower middle class? Is there a similar pattern among racist groups today?

Research and discuss the social climate and significant events which ultimately led to the state sponsored genocide in Nazi Germany.

Access the domestic and worldwide conditions that influenced Germany after World War I and contributed to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.

Research the history of the swastika.

Examine the reasons for the broad appeal to the German people of Nazi philosophy and government. How did Hitler reawaken feelings of nationalism after the humiliation suffered after the First World War?

Describe the techniques Hitler used to organize a large majority of German people to accept and promote Nazi ideology.

How did Germans perceive Hitler? Why was he followed so loyally and by so many?

What did Hindenburg think of Hitler and his followers?

Investigate reasons for and the impact of the decline of the Weimar Republic.