Product Description

• Student age range: 14-16 

• History 

• NSW Curriculum links: 

• • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (core): Australia at war (1939-c. 1945), The experiences of Jewish people and other victims in the Holocaust 

• • Stage 5 History, Depth Study (option): The Holocaust (1933-1945), War in the East and the move towards the ‘Final Solution’ 

• Time: 50 minutes 

This lesson looks at the German invasion of Poland and the Soviet Union, and the subsequent development of the ‘Final Solution to the Jewish Problem’. It explores the ideological basis of German expansion. Students will examine three documents to learn how the decision to murder Europe’s Jews evolved. 

Download Lesson Plan

Download Worksheet – War in the East and the Move Towards the ‘Final Solution’

Download Handout – Three Documents about the Final Solution