Answer these 4 discussion questions

Questions need to be answered in a short essay form. One page per question except for “Final question”. Use three relevant IDs for each answer and underline the IDs you use in your answer. They should include 3 of the Terms of Identification (which in turn should be identified with their time and definition).

Spell-, and grammar check. Use clear examples. No long introductions or conclusions – go straight to answering the question. Again make sure to include full information on the IDs.

Question 1:

Compare the Holocaust in Hungary, Italy and Denmark. What does the Holocaust and Final Solution have in common in these three cases? Where are they different? Which factors contributed to high numbers of Jews being killed in some of them (which ones)?

IDs= Italian race laws, Ustashe, Jasenovac, Sajmiste, Miklos Horthy, Stephen Wise, Xenophobia, Wannsee Conference,

Question 2:

Describe the role of the United States and Americans in the Holocaust. In which cases may the actions of the Americans government might have made the situation for the Jewish populations in Europe worse and in which cases did they support and aid the Jewish population/contribute to rescues or improvement of the condition for the victims of the Holocaust?

IDs = Voyage of the St.Louis, Stephen Wise, Immigration Act of 1924, Nativism

Question 3:

What consequences did the Holocaust have on policy, international politics and international organizations after 1945? What were some of the most significant consequences of the Holocaust in international politics?

IDs = Balfour declaration, Potsdam Agreement, The nuremberg defense, United Nations, Nuremberg trial, Auschwitz disagreements,

Final question: 5 sentences

What is the most important thing to know/remember about the Holocaust based on our lectures or readings?

RUBRIC

	A	B	C	D	F
Content/knowledge of materials	Good knowledge of literature and lectures	Good to adequate knowledge of literature and lectures	Fair knowledge of literature and lectures, some errors	Only a bit of knowledge of literature and lectures, several errors	Little to no knowledge of literature and lectures
Detail and specific examples	Good detailed examples, years, names, countries, numbers	Fair examples, years, names, countries, numbers	Some knowledge	Very little inclusion of detail	Generalized statements, no detail
Use of IDs	Using all requested IDs with correct info	Using most requested IDs with correct info	Using some IDs with mostly correct info	Using few IDs with little correct info	Using no IDs or using the IDs incorrectly
Style/grammar	Clear, strong, spell- and grammar checked. Names correctly spelled	Mostly strong, names usually correct	Misspelled, problematic. Grammar, names misspelled	Weak spelling and grammar	Very weak spelling and grammar, names consistently misspelled.