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History Today: The Hindenburg Disaster and the End of the Airship Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the history of the Hindenburg, with videos of it in flight and of it crashing.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Object of the Month: Mail From the Hindenburg Crash

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides background information and details of the Hindenburg crash, plus descriptions and photos of mail salvaged from the wreck. Suggested reading material and an audio/visual clip of the actual crash also included. [1:13]
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Other

Harper Collins: History in an Hour: The Hindenburg Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise summary of the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Crash of the Hindenburg

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource explores the crash of the Hindenburg in 1937. Listen to radio reporter Herbert Morrison's riveting broadcast as he discusses the explosion of the giant airship.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Physical Science: Gases Web Quest: The Chemical Blimp

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing the Hindenburg straight to your fingertips. Learn all about gases as you become the commander of your own learning experiences.
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Other

Daniel Grossman: Airships: Lz 129 Hindenburg

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the design, history, and crash of the Hindenburg airship. Includes flight plans, engineers' drawings, and photos of the interior and exterior. Many first- and second-person accounts of seeing the Hindenburg can be...
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BBC

Bbc: History: Historic Figures: Paul Von Hindenburg

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Paul von Hindenburg (1847-1934 CE), the last President of the German Weimar Republic. Archived.
Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Collapse of German Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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Curated OER

Airships: Crash of the Hindenburg: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph showing the crash of the Hindenburg in New Jersey, on May 6, 1937.
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Curated OER

Airships: The Hindenburg and Other Zeppelins: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph of passenger deck of the Hindenburg.
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Curated OER

History.com: The Hindenburg Disaster: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph of the Hindenburg disaster.
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Curated OER

Airships: Crash of the Hindenburg: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph showing the crash of the Hindenburg in New Jersey, on May 6, 1937.
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Curated OER

Airships: The Hindenburg and Other Zeppelins: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo of the Hindenburg under construction.
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Curated OER

Airships: The Hindenburg: Photograph

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph of a close-up view of the Hindenburg.
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Curated OER

Airships: The Hindenburg and Other Zeppelins: Illustration

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustration of the Hindenburg flying above the Berlin Olympic Games in 1936.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Runs for President

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events leading up to Hitler's campaign to become president, in hopes of replacing Paul von Hindenburg.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Hitler Becomes Fuhrer

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the political situation in Germany at the time of President Paul von Hindenburg's death and the political maneuvering of Hitler to become Fuhrer.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Named Chancellor

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events surrounding Hitler being sworn in as Chancellor.
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Other

In Their Words: The Meuse Argonne: A Decisive Battle

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this overview of what became known as the Meuse-Argonne Campaign, the last major battle of World War I. Included is a section with personal accounts of soldiers involved in the campaign, and pictures of artifacts related to the battle.
Website
Other

Wichita State University: The Golden Age of the Great Passenger Airships

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit about one engineer's role in the designing and making of passenger airships or 'zeppelins'
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Reichstag Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's first days as Chancellor and the burning of the Reichstag by Communists. Hitler brought in an Emergency Decree to quell the dissent of the Communists, exaggerated in the media under pressure by Hitler.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Night of the Long Knives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a lengthy discussion with quotes about the take over of the Sturmabteilung (SA) by the Shutzstaffel (SS) in 1934 and the leader of the SA, Rohm, is assassinated.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Gustav Stresemann Nobel Lecture: The New Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Nobel Foundation provides the opportunity to read Gustav Stresemann's Nobel Lecture, entitled "The New Germany." The speech, originally given June 29, 1927, is annotated with footnotes.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Hindenburg

For Students 9th - 10th
The second president of Germany, from 1925 to 1934. He was also the Chief of General Staff for Germany during World War I.