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The History Place

The History Place: Photo of Nazi Rule in Sudetenland

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides an archived photo of Czech woman dutifully saluting the Nazis during the occupation of the Sudetenland. Includes short description.
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Other

History of Poland During the Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions about the initial invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the partitioning of Poland are provided.
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The German Ss: Waffen Ss in Wwii

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the organization of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany.
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The History Place

The History Place: Images of Anschluss

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides archived photos with captions showing Nazi rule in Austria. A link to return to a WWII Timeline is also included.
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Other

World War Ii in the Ukraine

For Students 9th - 10th
Short essay describing how the Nazis easily took the Ukraine due to the fact that the Ukrainian people were unaware of Nazi beliefs regarding Slavic peoples.
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The History Place

The History Place: Hitler Youth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a history of the Hitler Youth, a movement created by Hitler to ensure a strong Nazi future for Germany.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The November 1938 Pogroms

For Students 9th - 10th
From the United State Holocaust Memorial Museum, this resource describes the anti-semitic pogroms, or race riots, in Germany on Kristallnacht (the Night of Broken Glass) in November of 1938.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: World History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about World War II history. Topics include Germany under the Nazis, appeasing Hitler, the Blitzkrieg, the bombing of London, and Berlin during the Cold War.
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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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Read Works

Read Works: A Child in Hiding

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 5th grader interviews her grandfather about his experiences hiding from Nazis in a farmhouse after escaping his home in Paris. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Running Out of Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events in the latter part of the war when Germany's forces were being attacked on three fronts, the cities were being bombed, Hitler's military commanders were losing faith in him, and an attempt was made to assassinate...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: German Invasion of 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University provides an address by Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, containing the Soviet reaction to Germany's invasion.
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Close Combat: Germany Attacks the Soviet Union

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the 1941 German attack upon the Soviet Union, violating the Nazi-Soviet pack and opening another front of the war.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jehovah's Witnesses: Persecution 1870 1936

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Jehovah's Witnesses, especially in Germany, and the persecution they faced in Germany from the Nazis.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jehovah's Witnesses

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany during World War II, their attitudes toward the Nazis and the war, and their subsequent treatment by the Nazis.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: The Einsatzgruppen

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the Einsatzgruppen, the paramilitary Nazi death squads during World War II.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Concentration Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the history behind the idea of concentration camps, one part of Hitler's solution to rid Germany of its "weak and inferior" citizens.
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The History Place

The History Place: Germans Elect the Nazis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place is about Hitler's rise to power and his overwhelming election in 1933. The information is good and worth checking out on the subject.
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Other

Calvin: 1935 Nazi Propaganda for Rearmament

For Students 9th - 10th
This site displays four examples of German propaganda for rearmament. Analysis of the propaganda is also provided.
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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.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: France's Response to Germany's Invasion of Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Three documents--two addresses by French Premier Daladier and one transcript of a phone call-- pertaining to the German invasion of Poland are presented.
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Other

The National Socialist Party in Third Reich Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
An American journalist's interview with Himmler about the National Socialist Party.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Wwii: The Blitzkrieg

For Students 9th - 10th
Nazi Germany was progressive with its military in World War II. The Blitzkrieg, a term initiated by the Allies, was the type of warfare Hitler wanted to employ. Understand the meaning of the phrase and how it impacted the war.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Battle of Stalingrad

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the 1942 Battle of Stalingrad between Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany.

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