Anne Frank and the Holocaust Quiz

Anne Frank's Life

• Anne Frank was born on 12th June, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany.
• Her parents were Otto and Edith, and she had an older sister, Margot.
• Anne was lively and outgoing, with many friends, and enjoyed activities like writing, going for family trips, and riding her bike.

The Second World War and Its Impact

• In 1933, Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany and began to blame Jews for Germany's problems.
• As a result, Otto Frank moved his family to Amsterdam in the Netherlands when Anne was just four years old.
• In 1939, the Second World War began, and in 1940, the Nazis invaded the Netherlands.
• Life became hard for Jewish people, who were forced to wear a yellow star and were not allowed to own businesses.

Anne's Diary and Hiding

• Anne received a red journal for her 13th birthday, which she named 'Kitty'.
• She began to write in it every day, recording her experiences as a Jew in the Second World War.
• Otto Frank had a secret annexe behind his office where his family could hide away from the Nazis.
• In 1942, Anne's family went into hiding, staying for two years with the help of friends.

Capture and Death

• Towards the end of the war, Anne and her family were betrayed and the Nazis found their hiding place.
• In 1944, the families were arrested, split up, and sent to concentration camps.
• Anne died in 1945, just a month before the end of the war, from a disease called typhus, at the age of 15.
• Only Otto Frank survived, and he decided to publish Anne's journal.

Timeline

• 1929: Anne Frank was born in Germany.
• 1933: Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany.
• 1940: The Nazis invaded the Netherlands.
• 1942: Jews had to wear a yellow star.
• 1942: Anne began her journal, and her family went into hiding.
• 1944: The Franks were discovered and arrested.
• 1945: Anne died from typhus.
• 1947: Anne's father Otto published her journal.