American History

Aim

Why America decided not to bomb the Nazi Death Camps or the rail leading to them

Goalsobjectives

Read the reading resource with understanding.
Develop comprehension on the details of Holocaust.
Identify and analyze the reasons why America did not bomb the Nazi Death Camp and the track leading to Auswitz.
Draw conclusion on the reasons why America did not bomb the Nazi Death Camp and the track leading to Auswitz.
Examine the moral conflicts and issues about bombing the Nazi Death Camps and the track leading to Auswitz.

Main ideasunderstandings

The issue of bombing the Nazi death camps or the rail lines leading to them has been debated for years.
The Allies chose not to bomb the camp, the rail lines, or any of the other Nazi death camps because they preferred to focus all resources on the broader military effort.
Its possible that bombing at least the railway to the camps may have saved the lives of the Jews of Hungary since they were the very last ones who were sent to Auschwitz at a time when everybody knew what was going on.
The refusal to bomb Auschwitz was part of Roosevelts policy to refrain from taking action to rescue or shelter Jewish refugees during the Holocaust.
America refused to bomb the Nazi Death Camps because such an operation could kill thousands of prisoners.

Materials

Journal or notebook, American History book

Motivation

Socratic Method. Ask the students about the question Is killing murderers can be considered as morally right The teacher will try to help the students to think creatively about their answers on the question. Then, the discussion will be led into the issue on the refusal to bomb the Nazi Death Camps.

Activitiesquestionstransitions

Would it make a difference if America bombed the Nazi Death Camps
Is it right to bomb the Nazi death Camp even if it will cause the death of many prisoners in the area

Summary

Based on the readings that we have done, do you think America made the right decision on their refusal to bomb the Nazi Death Camp and the track leading to Auswitz

Application

Do you think bombing the Nazi Death Camp and the track leading to Auswitz will make a difference

Homework assignment

Answer the following questions in your journal. Be creative in answering the questions.

What is the most important participation of America to the Holocaust
Did America made the right decision of not bombing the Nazi Death Camps

To demonstrate literacy in the classroom through this lesson, the teacher can use the activity writing reflection in the journal about the moral issue on bombing the Nazi Death Camp and the track leading to Auswitz.

As to the inclusion of the lesson, the teacher can use lecture-discussion method in the further elaboration of the topic, Socratic Method (question and answer) to validate students learning, and writing activity for the application part.