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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Nazi Germany 1933 to 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
An 18-chapter e-book that covers the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany up to the outbreak of World War II.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Hitler's Lost Sub

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website to the documentary about German U-boats and the loss of the U-869 in particular. A video clip [1:31], interactive tours of the submarine, and other primary sources are included.
Primary
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Hitler Declares War on the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library provides the text of the speech delivered by Hitler to the members of the Reichstag, calling for a declaration of war against the U.S.
Primary
Yale University

British War Bluebook: Herr Hitler's Proclamations of September 3, 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a speech given by Herr Hitler on September 3, 1939 to the German people and the German Army as an appeal to the German people to support the war effort. The document includes links to further information and related subjects.
Article
BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Hitler's Invasion of Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Five-part article in which Hitler's reasons for invading Russia are explained and considered.
Website
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Totalitarianism: Stalin and Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the rise of totalitarianism with the despotic, brutal leadership of both Stalin and Hitler depicted.
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Curated OER

The Time 100: Adolf Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of Adolf Hitler.
Graphic
Curated OER

King's College: Fascism: Adolf Hitler: Photograph

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A photograph of Adolf Hitler, dictator of Germany.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Burning of Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the Nazi Party's burning of books across the country in 1933 as a way to suppress ideas that went against Nazi beliefs and that might inspire discontent and protests.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Conquest at Munich

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events leading up to the Munich Agreement and the invasion of Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Gestapo Is Born

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the founding of the Gestapo by Hermann Goring in April 1933, its growth and methods, and the unlimited powers that it wielded.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Dachau Opens

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the early stages of the concentration camp system developed by Theodor Eike and what life was like for prisoners at Dachau.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Nuremberg Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the rampant anti-Semitism in Nuremberg in the 1930s that led to the adoption of the Nuremberg Laws in 1935 which severely restricted the rights of full-blood and mixed-race Jews.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Nazis Take Austria

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events leading up to the invasion of Austria by Germany and what happened immediately after the occupation.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Night of Broken Glass

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the actions of an angry young Jewish man, Herschel Grynszpan, who shot a German embassy official who later died. The event was used by Goebbels to justify a widespread attack on Jewish people across Germany and Austria. This...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Last Days of Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the final days prior to the outbreak of World War II, the economic situation that made it essential for Germany to start the war, his insincere attempts at negotiations with other countries, and the invasion of Poland.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Poland Is Crushed

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the invasion of Poland in 1939 by the Germans with the support of Stalin's army.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Defeat in the Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the battles and military maneuvers of the Allies and the Germans in North Africa during World War II, resulting in the Germans' loss of North Africa.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: The Final Solution

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the German flood of anti-Jewish propaganda and the brutal methods used by the Nazis against the Jews in order to achieve their Final Solution.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Battle of the Atlantic

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events of the Battle of the Atlantic and the different technologies used by both sides.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Allies Invade Italy

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the invasion of Italy by the Allied forces.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: D Day Invasion

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events that took place leading up to and during the invasion of Normandy by the Allied forces and the losses that were suffered by the Germans.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Battle of the Bulge

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes in detail the events leading up to and during the Battle of the Bulge which took place near the end of World War II.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Aftermath: Nuremberg and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the postwar problems for the victorious Allies including what to do with the millions of displaced persons (DPs), the Germany nation, and the Nuremberg trials.

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