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Other

German Embassy: Milestones in History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a timeline of milestones in German history.
Handout
Stanford University

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Friedrich Nietzsche

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough, insightful overview of Nietzsche's life and works. A superb introduction.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 70 Stories of Auschwitz

For Students 9th - 10th
On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, 70 Holocaust survivors provide oral accounts of their experiences in the Nazi extermination camp.
Article
Other

The Case of Martin Heidegger, Part Three

For Students 9th - 10th
The third and final part of this excellent series on Heidegger's Nazi involvement.
Primary
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: German Jewish Response to the Nuremberg Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The response to the Nuremberg Laws by the National Representation of the Jews in Germany, September 24, 1935.
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Antisemitism

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the term "antisemitism" and its particular reference to the Holocaust.
Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Joseph Goebbels

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of the Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels.
Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: The Progressive Era

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945: The Progressive Era. An overview of an Progressive Era is provided. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Rise of the Dictators [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...
Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Antisemitism in History: Nazi Antisemitism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Nazi antisemitism. The site also provides links to the entire United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site.
Handout
University of South Florida

Handicapped Victims of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This page describes what life was like for handicapped people during the Holocaust and how they were persecuted.
Website
The History Place

The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
Website
The History Place

The History Place: Hitler Joins German Workers' Party

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides information about Hitler and the German Workers' (Nazi) Party. The information is medium in length and is worth checking out for more info on the subject.
Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Chamberlain Responds With Appeasement

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from two speeches made by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to the British people are provided.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Martin Heidegger

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed biographical information on German philosopher, Martin Heidegger (1889-1976 CE).
Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Joan M. Wolf's Someone Named Eva [Pdf]

For Students 5th - 7th
A reader's theater adaptation of Joan Wolf's young adult book, Someone Named Eva, is provided on this script. Seven character roles are needed in this performance.
Website
PBS

Pbs/people's Century: Master Race

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the program, "People's Century: Master Race -- Nazism Overtakes German Society," from PBS.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: March to War

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this quiz to assess your knowledge on World War II history.
Handout
Other

Assignment: Murder! Adolf Eichmann

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of the former Nazi leader, Adolf Eichmann.
Website
Harvard University

Harvard Law School: Thirteen Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The website currently provides information on the documents used in Case 1, 2, and 4 of the Nazi war crimes Nuremberg Trials.
Website
Other

Anschluss

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the takeover and annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938. Includes links to various personalities, events and sources related to the event including actual radio accounts from the period.
Lesson Plan
National Archives (UK)

National Archives Learning Curve: Hitler

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Three 1937 reports speak to the potential problems of a Hitler-led Germany. Primary source documents, cartoons, and historical documents address the question, "Was Hitler a passionate lunatic?" in this series of performance tasks.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Holocaust Denmark: Resistance From Nazi Germany

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Denmark and their resistance to deporting Jews to Nazi, Germany. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.