Question REVIEW

1. Why do you think the Nazis made Dachau’s conditions much more difficult for the Jews?

a. To punish the Jews for crimes they committed b. They were trying to kill the Jews. c. They believed that Jews were inferior and deserved to be treated poorly. d. So the other prisoners would be scared to rebel a. A plan to deport and kill every Jew in Nazi-controlled areas b. A plan to conquer the Soviet Union c. A plan to develop new military equipment d. A plan to conquer the entire Europe a. To evacuate prisoners before the Allied forces arrived b. To punish prisoners for attempting to escape c. To transport prisoners to other concentration camps d. To kill as many prisoners as possible before they could be liberated

2. What was the Final Solution?

3. What was the purpose of the death march from Dachau in April 1945?

4. Why were some Jews left in Dachau instead of being forced on the death march?

5. Why was Dachau an important concentration camp?

A Look At Liberation

Fill in the blank boxes in the chart. Then answer the questions below.

1. Pick two concentration camps and compare the number of survivors.

3. What might have affected how many survivors were left in each camp at liberation?

2. During which month and year did many liberations take place?

4. Which camp was liberated by the British Army?

a. Buchenwald b. Bergen-Belsen c. Majdanek d. Ravensbruck

Did you know?

• In 1884, the USDA made a law that animals who were sick could not be used as food.

• The USDA has around 100,000 employees.

• In 1946, the National School Lunch Act was established, where students would receive nutritious lunches at school for very reduced prices.

• The USDA spent around $230 billion in the year 2022.