1. Name: ________________________________
Mrs. Winfield-Corbett
Date: _________________________________
Social Studies
Web Crawl:
The Holocaust- Ghettos
Website: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005059
(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
Directions: Use the information provided at the website above to assist you in
answering the questions. Be sure to write your answers in complete sentences.
1. Where did the term „ghetto‟ originate?
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2.How were ghettos used during World War II?
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3. How did ghettos end up isolating Jews?
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4. How many ghettos were established in annexed Poland and the Soviet Union?
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5. What was the “ Final Solution”? What did it entail?
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2. 6. Identify the three different types of ghettos.
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7. Which facility was the largest ghetto in Poland? _______________________
8. Describe how a Jewish person was treated once placed in a ghetto. Cite specific
evidence from the website to support your description.
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9. What significant event happened in the spring of 1943?
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Write your own caption for each photograph depicted.
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