https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/video/step-step-phases-holocaust
- What are the four key phases of the Holocaust, according to Doris Bergen? Summarize the characteristics of each.
- Why does Doris Bergen say it is important to not “rush to the gas chambers”? (02:10)
- How did the Nazis begin to prepare for the mass killing of the Jewish people even during phase one of the Holocaust?
- What was the cause of the Death Marches, the final phase of the Holocaust?
Discussion: Why does studying the Holocaust matter? What can studying the Holocaust teach us?