Adolf hitler biography essay rubric
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History Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
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Essay Question
To what extent did Australian government policies and legislation succeed in perpetuating racism and the dehumanization of the Aborigines in the 19th and 20th centuries? Present an argument in support of your answer using relevant historical evidence. [1]
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A number of scholars agree that race was part of the Enlightenment project that resulted from the desire to classify people into distinct categories. [2] Racial classification certainly existed before this period, but the ‘modern’ application of race has much to do with Europe’s interaction with the ‘rest of the world’. [3] Thus, central to the project of European colonialism was the crystallization of Eugenics policies and an array of social Darwinist theories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These theories which later transformed government policy and law rendered non-European peoples as subhuman and biologically inferior and thus should be dispossessed of their land and other vital resources and ultimately exterminated in society. Therefore, and relevant to this essay, we will focus on the implementation of Eugenics policie
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Adolf Hitler Biography
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In this lesson, students will learn about Adolf Hitler's early life, his experiences in World War I, and how these shaped his political views and ambitions. They will explore the factors that influenced his rise to power and the historical significance of his early years in shaping his later actions. Students will have the opportunity to achieve this through choosing their own method of learning, from reading, research, and video watching options, as well as the chance to engage in extension activities. This lesson includes a self-marking quiz for students to demonstrate their learning.
Step 1: Download a copy of the reading questions worksheet below:
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Step 2: Answer the set questions by reading the following web page:
Download a copy of the research worksheet and use the internet to answer the questions.
Nazism Research Worksheet.docx
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