Mount Holyoke College
Post War Ii Years
Pictures of the post-war years in Germany. Some of the pictures are clickable which give you more information on what Germany was like after the war.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Hunt for Nazi Scientists: Von Braun's Rockets
Learn about the life and accomplishments of Wernher Von Braun and other Nazi space scientists through this interactive timeline. Discover how he came to the United States in Operation Paperclip and why he is known as the father of the...
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Georg Hegel
This encyclopedia article provides an extensive overview of Hegel's life, work, and influence in philosophy.
Other
Project Vote Smart: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Project Vote Smart provides a detailed guide to the process of making a bill become a law. Content also includes links for more explanation on certain topics.
Other
Electric Scotland: Wwii: Invasion of the Low Countries and the Fall of France
In this article, you can read about the German strategy for invading and taking over Belgium, Holland, and eventually France at the beginning of World War II.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Gauss Weber Telegraph 1833
Several years before the telegraph created by American inventor Samuel Morse revolutionized communications, two German scientists built their own functional telegraph.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Battle of the Somme
Kids learn about the Battle of the Somme from World War I. The French and the British attacked the Germans on the western front in one of the largest battles during WW1 resulting in over one million casualties.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Sinking of the Lusitania
Kids learn about the Sinking of the Lusitania during World War. Over one thousand civilians were killed when a german submarine (u-boat) sunk this luxury liner.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: First Battle of the Marne
Kids learn about the First Battle of the Marne from World War I. An early WW1 battle where the Allied Powers of France and Great Britain stopped the advancing German army from taking Paris.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: United States in Wwi
Kids learn about the United States in World War I. The U.S. began neutral but was pulled into the war by the Germans. The influx of fresh troops and resources turned the tide of the war in favor of the Allies.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Battle of Tannenberg
Kids learn about the Battle of Tannenberg from World War I. An early WW1 battle where the Germans pushed back and defeated the Russian army.
Olaf Vernunft
Augsburg Deutschland Panorama
This site will give a truly fabulous view of many of the sites to see in Augsburg, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The Augsburg site includes such...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Coming to Terms With the Past
Students will examine the work of German artist Anselm Kiefer and discuss how art might be a means of understanding and coming to terms with history. Students will follow in Kiefer's practice by creating their own works of art that...
Curated OER
Image From the German Front Experience
In-depth look at World War I. Includes summaries of the war years; sound clips of eye-witness accounts; virtual tours of trenches on the Western Front; maps; articles and overviews; and similar resources.
Other
Germany's Last Kaiser Wilhelm Ii: Political Decision Making in Imperial Germany
Wilhelm II, who became Kaiser of Germany in 1888, had a profound impact on German and European history. Includes discussion questions at end.
Other
In Flanders Fields Museum
This museum in Ieper presents excellent information about World War I: The history of the First World War timeline, life at and behind the front, objects and the stories they tell, characters from the Great War, a virtual walk through...
Other
K Bismarck: Battleship Bismarck
A very comprehensive account on the German battleship Bismarck which sank the H.M.S. Hood and then was destroyed days later by the British Navy. Includes specifications, history, crew member biographies, and pictures.
Other
Street Swing: Waltz
Here is an excellent website explaining the history of the waltz. Here you can find the other names that Italians, French, Germans, and Austrians call the waltz as well as lots more related information. At the bottom of the page you can...
Other
Only Lyon!
Informative site on Lyon, France. Explores topics such as the history, cuisine, activities, and more. Can be read in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Leutze, Washington Crossing the Delaware
"Washington Crossing the Delaware" by German Emanuel Leutze is one of the most recognizable images in the history of American art. Read the backstory and view pictures of this painting.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Franks Casket
Franks Casket features scenes from Roman, Jewish, Christian and Germanic tradition. When it came to light in the nineteenth century, this magnificent rectangular casket was being used as a family workbox at Auzon, France. Some time...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Afrikaners
The Afrikaners are descendants, to a great extent, of Dutch, German, and French Huguenot settlers, and, to a lesser extent, of English, Scottish, Irish, and other settlers of South Africa. The Dutch language of the first White settlers...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: The Scramble for Africa: Germany
Briefly describes the limited role Germany had in the scramble for African territories. A link to a map of colonial holdings during this period of New Imperialism is included.