Laws and the National Community
Students are introduced to the Nazis’ idea of a “national community” and examine how the Nazis used the Nuremberg Laws to define who belonged.
![In 1933, Jewish businessman Oskar Danker and his girlfriend, a Christian woman, were forced to carry signs discouraging Jewish-German integration. Intimate relationships between “true Germans” and Jews were outlawed by 1935.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_DiscouragingGermanJewishIntegration_FH229441.jpg?h=ad1846e1&itok=dfgQyzmm)
A War for Race and Space
Explore Germany's efforts to impose a new order on Europe based on Nazi racial ideology during the first two years of World War II.
![The Jewish population in Poland being "resettled" by German soldiers, circa 1940-41.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1940_ResettlingPolishJewsInGermany_%20FH229688.jpg?h=b82ee7a4&itok=ZTl0ABqr)
The Power of Propaganda
Students analyze several examples of Nazi propaganda and consider how the Nazis used media to influence the thoughts, feelings, and actions of individual Germans.
![An issue of the antisemitic propaganda newspaper Der Stürmer (The Attacker) is posted on the sidewalk in Worms, Germany, in 1935. The headline above the case says, ""The Jews Are Our Misfortune.""](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_2016_NaziPropagandaNewspaper_FH229452.jpg?h=fb0bd1b2&itok=WOgfci3M)
The Holocaust
Confront the history of the Holocaust, and reflect on the human behavior revealed in the choices of perpetrators, bystanders, resisters, and rescuers.
![A memorial at Auschwitz of shoes taken from prisoners of the camp.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_AuschwitzShoeMemorial_%20FH229698.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=yasBC2Fw)
Eric's Decisions and Consent
Students consider the role power plays in the interactions between characters, focusing on the relationship between Eric and Eva, before discussing consent.
![Outward-facing palm.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/outward_facing_palm_FH2182332.jpg?h=d73728dc&itok=3dLlqKee)
Exploring Social Inequality
Students explore social inequality in the UK, discussing how an individual’s background can impact their opportunities before examining graphs that display social inequality and employment trends.
![Heads of shoppers and commuters in a busy urban street scene.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/iStock-488571074_Medium_res.jpg?h=e91a75a9&itok=U9Sp3pT2)
Inspecting Inspector Goole
Students create an identity chart for Inspector Goole, analyse his parting words, and look for clues to uncover who or what Inspector Goole is.
![A black-framed magnifying glass](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/black_framed_magnifying_glass_FH2182331.png?h=03c239ed&itok=v4e-JC-w)
Putting the Characters on Trial
Students finish reading the play and participate in a court trial to decide which character is the most responsible for the death of Eva Smith.
![Sketch of Main Court Room Guildhall, Kingston.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Sketch_of_Main_Court_Room_Guildhall_Kingston_%20FH2182329.jpeg?h=36d6ba9e&itok=zHl0ebPh)
Social Systems and Individual Agency
Students identify the parts, people, and interactions of various social systems, thinking about what bearing they have on character choices and behaviour, before considering responses to injustice.
![Sketch of men and women in bicycle attire in 1894.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Bicycle_Outfits_1894_FH2182330.jpeg?h=0e20087c&itok=fsP5NMGM)
Teaching the Holocaust and Human Behaviour in the Classroom
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Explore our classroom-ready resources and teaching strategies to enable you to best support students in studying the Holocaust.
![Uniformed high school students write at their desks.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-04/DSC08346_for_Web_or_Office_Use_0.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=yDlh3Y7c)
Theatre as a Call to Action
Students consider theatre as a call to action, discussing its power and limitations to spark real social change, before plotting their own play inspired by An Inspector Calls.
![Group photo of An Inspector Calls cast members.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-09/Cast_An_Inspector_Calls_%20FH2182328.jpg?h=ddb1ad0c&itok=ZYqHzehl)