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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Great Debate: Internationalists vs. Isolationists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This great lesson plan from EDSITEment uses primary sources, an interactive timeline, and guiding questions to examine the debate in the United States over the merits of isolationism vs. internationalism after the passage of the...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Enter the Bunker

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the succession of defeats experienced by the Germans as the Allied forces advanced. Hitler conscripted old men who had served in WWI and young boys, sending them into battle where most died. Meanwhile he enacted a...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Downfall of Adolf Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events that took place in Hitler's bunker in Berlin during the last ten days of his life.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Hitler's Power Grab: Hitler's Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the conditions in post-WWI Germany that created fertile ground for Hitler's rise to power.