The U.S. and the Holocaust - 3 Episode Bundle - PBS - Ken Burns - Movie Guides
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The U.S. and the Holocaust
PBS – TV-MA – Special Interest
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein’s three-part, six hour documentary series, The U.S. and the Holocaust, examines how the American people and our leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged our identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of our democracy.
S01E01 – “The Golden Door” (Beginnings – 1938) – 2 hours 8 minutes – September 18th, 2022
Congress passes its first laws restricting immigration after decades of maintaining open borders; in Germany, Hitler and the Nazis begin their persecution of Jewish people, causing many to flee to other countries including America.
48 questions with time stamps (4 pages) Answer Key (4 pages)
S01E02 – “Yearnings to Breathe Free” (1938 - 1942) – 2 hours 17 minutes – September 18th, 2022
As World War II begins, Americans unite in their disapproval of Nazi brutality and work to help refugees escape; Charles Lindbergh and isolationists battle with President Roosevelt to keep America out of the war; Germany invades the Soviet Union.
55 questions with time stamps (4 pages) Answer Key (4 pages)
S01E03 – “The Homeless, Tempest Tossed” (1942 -) 2 hours 11 minutes – September 18th, 2022
A group of government officials supports rescue operations; the public sees for the first time the scale of the Holocaust as Allies liberated German camps.
49 questions with time stamps (4 pages) Answer Key (4 pages)
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