WWII in Japan KWL CHART

Read Kristallnacht from History.com and fill out the chart below. Be
sure to fill out the first two columns before reading, and take notes in the
third column with quotes and concrete details that you found throughout
your reading. Refer to the grading rubric on the digital lesson plan.

What I KNOW What I WANT to What I LEARNED

 This event was also known
as “Night of the Broken
Glass.”
 The Nazis attacked Jewish
businesses and religious
institutions as well.
 This event took place several
years before the beginning of
the war.
 Many Germans held extreme
disdain toward the Jews and
refused to help them in any
way.
Learn
 Approximately how much
money did it take to
rebuild or how much
money worth of damage
was the end result?
 Why did the Germans
begin their anti-Semitic
movement with this event
in particular?
 Approximately how many
shops and businesses were
destroyed and how many
Jews were rounded up or
killed?
 Did the Nazis target only
those of Jewish descent, or
any other non-Aryan race?
 Were there any Aryan
Germans who helped the
Jews during this time?
 How did everything
escalate after this event?
 The Nazis killed
approximately 100 Jews,
sent nearly 30,000 Jewish
men to concentration
camps, and vandalized
Jewish homes along with
synagogues and businesses.
 Prior to this event, most
Nazi policies toward non-
Aryans remained
nonviolent
 The event lasted two days
and German police officers
and firefighters were
ordered to do nothing to
the perpetrators.
 The Nazis blamed the Jews
for their destroyed
community and forced
them to pay a collective
fine of $400 million for
damages.
 Despite the United States’
disdain toward
antisemitism, they were
reluctant from opening the
country to waves of Jewish
immigration.