Students’ Questions about History Page 63

In some Native American tribes, when a male warrior takes on a berdache, he is taking on a role that is traditionally associated with women. This can be seen as a way of subverting traditional gender roles.

Native American reservations are located on lands that have been set aside by the federal government for the use of Native American tribes.

Rosa Parks met Martin Luther King Jr. in December 1955.

The Native American people are the indigenous people of the United States. They are also known as American Indians.

Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in November.

The Holocaust was a genocide that took place during World War II. The genocide was perpetrated by the Nazi regime in Germany and resulted in the deaths of six million Jews.

The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany.

This is a difficult question to answer as the definition of a Holocaust survivor is contested and the number of people who died during the Holocaust is unknown. However, it is estimated that there are fewer than 100,000 Holocaust survivors alive today.

The Holocaust was caused by the Nazis, who were in power in Germany at the time. They believed in a racial hierarchy and that the Jewish people were at the bottom. They decided to exterminate them in an attempt to create a “pure” German race.

Malcolm X was assassinated by Nation of Islam members while giving a speech in New York City.