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Handout
Internet FAQ Archive

Faq Archives: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society: Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the devastating impact of the Holocaust and concentration camps on Jewish families and children. Some material is quite graphic and difficult to read, as it describes the cruelty the Nazis inflicted on Jewish people.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Global History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Some of the key people, places, and terms from World War II.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: History: The Rise of Adolf Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
Archived article explores Adolf Hitler's early years as a drifter and failed artist to his remarkable transformation as a brutal German dictator.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Remember.org: Nazi Fascism and the Modern Totalitarian State

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan which includes a reading that distinguishes between the various forms of totalitarian dictatorships in reference to fascism. States the instructional objectives and chapter content covering characteristics of...
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Unit Plan
Lumen Learning

Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Social Influence

For Students 9th - 10th
Distinguishes obedience from compliance and conformity, and looks at Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments and Philip Zimbardo's prison experiment. Factors that were found to elicit obedient behavior are listed, and the impacts these...
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Hitler's Power Grab: Hitler's Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the conditions in post-WWI Germany that created fertile ground for Hitler's rise to power.
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Article
Other

Simply Psychology: Social Psychology: Obedience to Authority

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduces the concept of obedience to authority and explains how it is different from conformity. Includes three downloadable articles on Stanley Milgram's famous experiments on obedience, which discuss how his research might help to...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Holocaust and Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"In this instructional activity, students reflect on the Holocaust from the point of view of those who actively resisted Nazi persecution." "includes images which should be reviewed in advance for their potential impact on students."
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Website
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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Handout
Other

Sammler.com: Nazi Rule in Germany 1933 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Sammler.com provides a history of German rule, beginning with the periods prior to Nazi Germany, are presented as is a brief review of the reign of Hitler.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Holocaust for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover detailed facts and interesting information about the Holocaust nearly 6 million men, women and children were murdered by the Nazis.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Adolf Hitler Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Useful biographical information about Adolph Hitler, dictator of Germany during World War 2.