Every cause has an effect. Use the causes that we've given you, and decide for yourself the effect. What have we learned from each of these causes? How is our world different today because of the Holocaust? Fill out the cause/effect chart below. We've given you some leading questions to help you decide on an effect.
Causes of the Holocaust |
Effects of the Holocaust |
German dissatisfaction with the results of the Treaty of Versailles allowed Hitler to point the finger at the Jews as the cause of all the country's problems. | (How was the Treaty of Versailles handled after WWII? How does Germany's government work today?) |
Hitler used propaganda to convince the German people of a master race. | (After WWII, how do we protect ourselves against government propaganda?) |
Hitler believed in racial anti-Semitism. | (How does the world protect against racial discrimination today? What is the purpose of the state of Israel?) |
Other countries around the world stood by while the Jews were being exterminated. | (What lesson did we learn from the Holocaust? How do countries in the world handle genocide today?) |