Understanding Auschwitz
This worksheet explores the historical significance and devastating impact of Auschwitz-Birkenau during the Holocaust.
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Understanding Auschwitz
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. For multiple choice questions, circle the correct option. For true/false, circle 'T' for True or 'F' for False. For short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions, write your answers in the space provided.
1. What was the primary purpose of Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War II?
A prisoner-of-war camp for Allied soldiers
An extermination camp and forced-labor camp for Jews, Poles, Roma, and others
A training facility for German soldiers
A supply depot for the German army
2. Which country is Auschwitz-Birkenau located in?
Germany
Poland
Austria
Czech Republic
The image below shows the railway tracks leading into Auschwitz-Birkenau, a poignant symbol of the Holocaust.
3. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest of the German camps and extermination centers.
4. The gas used in the extermination chambers at Auschwitz was called .
5. The camp was liberated by the Army on January 27, 1945.
6. All prisoners in Auschwitz were Jewish.
True
False
7. The 'Arbeit Macht Frei' (Work Sets You Free) gate is a symbol of hope for prisoners.
True
False
8. Describe the 'selection process' that took place upon arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
9. Explain why it is important to remember and learn about places like Auschwitz today.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. The systematic persecution and murder of six million Jews by the is known as the .
11. The term describes the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group.