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Greenville History Site: Germany 1919 33 Revision

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline sheet that covers the history of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The problems facing the republic are discussed along with reasons why the Weimar Republic eventually failed and was replaced by Hitler's...
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East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Enigma Machine: Write or Crack a Code

For Students 3rd - 8th
This activity is based on a simplified version of the Enigma Machine, used by the Germans to pass coded messages in WW2. The coded messages were finally cracked by officers stationed at Bletchley Park. By selecting a codedisc and letter...
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999: Gunter Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and writing of Gunter Grass -- the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature -- through this multimedia website, which provides video clips, primary texts, images, and resources.
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Primary
US National Archives

Essays, Speeches, and Memoirs of Field Marshall Count Helmuth Von Moltke

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1893, this as a collection of English translations of writings and speeches by Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, one of the foremost military strategists of the nineteenth century. Many of the documents in this collection are...
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Other

Einstein Archives Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This database holds thousands of Einstein's manuscripts, writings and personal correspondence. Many of these are original copies, others are reproduced English or German versions.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Elie Wiesel

For Students 9th - 10th
Site examines Elie Wiesel, his writings, and his life's work. Site also offers an excellent interview with Wiesel.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Law of the Salian Franks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides an example of a Germanic law code taken from oral tradition and set down in writing.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Heinrich Boll

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on the life of Heinrich Boll discusses many of his famous writings. Boll's works portrayed Germany after World War II with a deep moral vision and attacked the materialistic values of the post-war society. Also contains a...
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Handout
Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: General Friedrich Von Bernhardi

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography describes Friedrich von Bernhardi and his writings using social Darwinism and biological evidence to support his militarial ideologies of German expansion and conquest.
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Other

Hegel.net: Hegel E Texts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to online versions of many of Hegel's writings in both German and English.
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Other

Ein Mann Verandert Das Gesicht Deutschlands

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Martin Luther written in 1st-person style. Contains numerous links to writings by and about Luther. Published by the Christian organization "Der Weg," this site will be of interest to young Christians who want to...
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Primary
Other

The War Times Journal: The Grand Fleet

For Students 9th - 10th
Selections from the war time memoirs of Admiral Jellicoe who was the British naval commander at the Battle of Jutland. These writings provide a glimpse into the use of British naval tactics at the naval battle.
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eBook
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan hinges on an essay detailing Longfellow's meeting with Ferdinand Freiligrath. Includes the essay itself, illustrations, excerpts of poetry and suggested discussion topics.
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Handout
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: Literature of the Holocaust: Battle of Stalingrad

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief discussion of the Battle of Stalingrad. Focuses primarily on the siege that took place and the destruction of the German Sixth Army.
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Website
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Carl Schurz

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of German-American statesman and military leader Carl Schurz' writings on his life and "True Americanism".
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Handout
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides and Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th
With over 100 separate pages of guides to studying and organizing work, this site gives tips on everything from learning how to learn, to managing your time, to how to prepare for essay exams. Selected site content is translated into 25...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Friedrich Engels

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical article focuses on the life of Friedrich Engels, a German-English philosopher and a Marxist. Learn about his influence on Marxism and about his Socialist writings.
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Activity
Other

Euronet: World War Two Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Only one of the many links from Euronet is in German, for those of you who may be up to it. As of this writing, some links are no longer active. But of what remains there is still more information than you could ever work through!
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Activity
Other

Database of Award Winning Children's Literature

For Students 4th - 9th
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Leopold Ranke

For Students 9th - 10th
A German historian, frequently considered the founder of "scientific" history. Ranke set the tone for much of later historical writing, introducing such ideas as reliance on primary sources, an emphasis on narrative history and...