UNIT 5

Critical Thinking Questions

Please complete the following questions. Use a word processor to complete your work. Remember to use complete sentences and include both the questions and answers when you submit your work.

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The answers to the Critical Thinking Questions are worth 10 points.

UNIT 5 CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS

Critical Thinking Questions

1. What factors contributed to survival in Auschwitz?
2. What were conditions like for Mengeles victims?
3. How did womens experiences vary in the camp, and what was the impact of pregnancy on prisoners in the camp?
4. Why did Himmler opt to march prisoners out of the camps, rather than simply liquidating the camps as had occurred during Operation Reinhard?
5. How did the Nazis dehumanize prisoners in the labor camps, including Auschwitz?