Introduction
Ms. DeCross & Ms. Gallett's Students
Night, City of Thieves, and The Book Thief
In order to better understand the context of the novels we are reading, it is necessary for you to have some background. Check out the following links, and then answer the questions.
Task
1. What does the term holocaust mean?
2. With this in mind, why do you think the killing of Jewish people during World War II is called the Holocaust?
Book Burning Nazi Germany 1933
3. Why were the books burned?
4. Name two authors who were targets of the book burning.
5. What did the term ghetto mean for Jews during WWII?
6. How many types of ghettos were there? Explain.
7. What were concentration camps?
8. What were extermination camps?
9. Who were the three main Axis powers?
10. Who were the main Allied powers?
11. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
12. Was "General Winter" a person? Explain.
13. What was the siege of Leningrad, and what country was it in?
14. Why was Lake Ladoga so important during the siege of Leningrad?
15. Describe life in Leningrad during the siege.