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Eastern Europe 1939-45 — Berlin InteractiveEastern Europe 1939-45 — Berlin Interactive
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US National Archives
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Eastern Europe 1939-45 — Berlin

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The inevitability of World War II has arrived: Berlin has fallen. Young historians watch contemporaneous footage of the event, analyze primary source documents, and write a news report that details the roles of the Soviet, British, French, and American armies in finally ending Germany's reign of terror throughout Europe.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

world war ii, germany, german history, adolf hitler, nazism, primary source analysis, document-based questions

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow small groups to use tablets or laptops for each aspect of the task
  • Print copies of each document for quick reference when students are planning their news reports

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires access to the Internet and the latest version of Flash®
  • The first of four lessons on World War II in Eastern Europe

Pros

  • Encourages learners to use research skills and critical thinking
  • Project-based format makes it easy to assign the lesson as either an in-class assignment or homework

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.9 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.9 RH.11-12.10

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