On Discrimination and Intolerance

Last class, we had our quiz on some aspects of World War II. I will give a version 2 of that quiz on Thursday at lunch for those of you who were absent. 
We also discussed two events that were integral to World War II for Canada:

• the Holocaust and Hitler's plans for the "final solution", which had a resounding impact world wide
• and the internment of Japanese Canadians which had a legacy within Canada, resulting in a federal apology in 1988.

We did not get enough time to view the video I had planned to show, but it can be found here: Internment: Scar of the Great White North. 

I also handed out a Historical Movie Response Assignment for Spring Break, which is due on April 4th. Please be sure to get the hand out next class, if you were away. 
For homework you needed to read: pages 130-139 in Counterpoints. We are going to chill in the Cold War for a while. That's cool, don't you agree? 


“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”    Eli Wiesel

Note how these comments are similar to those made by Einstein in the post from February 28th. 

Student challenge: *If you can respond by commenting how the two writers pictured here were important and involved in the Holocaust, and what you can learn from reading these quotations, you will be rewarded in class! Just like Katie will be tomorrow for her great responses to the previous post.