The Final Solution: Source Analysis
History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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A source analysis worksheet exploring the development and implementation of the Final Solution during the Holocaust.
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The Final Solution: Source Analysis
Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Understanding the Final Solution through Primary Sources
Source A: Excerpt from a Nazi Official's Report
"The Final Solution must be executed swiftly and decisively. The extermination camps are to be expanded to facilitate the mass murder of Jews, ensuring the complete eradication of this racial threat. All measures are to be kept secret to avoid international interference. The operation must be thorough and without hesitation." Provenance: Official report written by Heinrich Himmler, 1942, Nazi government document.
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What does Source A tell us about the Nazi plans for the Final Solution? (3 marks)
[3 marks]2.
Who authored Source A, and what is its purpose? (4 marks)
[4 marks]3.
Compare the usefulness of this source with a survivor's account of the Holocaust. (5 marks)
[5 marks]4.
Outline why Source A is reliable for understanding Nazi plans, and what its limitations might be. (4 marks)
[4 marks]5.
Explain how the evidence in Source A helps us understand the scale and seriousness of the Nazi's actions during the Holocaust. (4 marks)
[4 marks]6.
Analyse the tone and language used in Source A. What does this reveal about the Nazi approach? (4 marks)
[4 marks]7.
Compare the information in Source A with what you know from other sources about the Final Solution. What are the similarities or differences? (5 marks)
[5 marks]8.
Outline how historians might use Source A to study the Holocaust's Final Solution. What other sources would complement this? (4 marks)
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