By the end of this class, students should be able to:

•  Recall the basic timeline of World War II.
•  Explain how World War II and Hitler's rise to power was caused in part by the end of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles.
• Compare Adolf Hitler's rise to power to that of Grindelwald and Voldemort.
• Describe Hitler's early life.
• Define: Antisemitism, Holocaust, propaganda, slogan, discrimination, free speech.
• Explain what discrimination is and what its past, present, and future looks like in both the real world and in the fictional wizard world.
• Recount the stages of the Holocaust.
• Describe how charisma can contribute to a person's rise to power.
• Explain how "wanting to believe in a simple solution" was one of Hitler's and Grindelwald's tools to obtain power.
• Explain how "wanting to believe in a simple solution" can be unwise or even dangerous.
• Define what is meant by "Aryan race" in Nazi Germany, and what is meant by "pureblood" in the Wizard World. Explain the effects of this belief in superiority.
• Understand how propaganda can influence individuals (for better or worse).
• Describe how the power of fear can drive people to act in terrible ways.
• Explain why some were reluctant to engage in war with the enemy or even acknowledge his existence (both in World War II and the wizard world).
• List the different ways that people fought back in "underground movements."
• Describe the end of World War II and the aftermath.
• List 7 ways you, as an individual, can fight against war, oppression, and discrimination.