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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit that displays many artifacts and documents relating to the medical experiments done to European Jews by the Nazis.
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The History Place

The History Place: Hitler Joins German Workers' Party

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides information about Hitler and the German Workers' (Nazi) Party. The information is medium in length and is worth checking out for more info on the subject.
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The History Place

The History Place: Nazi Party Is Formed

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place gives a detailed account of the formation of the Nazi Party (German Workers' Party). The article is medium size in length and worth checking out on the subject with links to additional information.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this website from the Wikipedia encyclopedia for an exhaustive encyclopedia article on World War II. Content includes information on the causes of the war, the European theater, the Pacific theater, and the historical significance...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Adolf Hitler Is Born

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's family and his birth.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler's Boyhood

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's family and his childhood.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler's Father Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the death of Hitler's father and the impact it had on him.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Fails Art Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's early life in the years immediately after leaving high school and his failed attempt to get into an arts academy.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler's Mother Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's experiences as he dealt with his mother's battle with cancer and her death, followed by his move to Vienna where he struggled in poverty.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Is Homeless in Vienna

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's experiences during his years in Vienna after his mother's death, including his friendship with August Kubizek, his time living in a men's home where he supported himself by selling his art to Jewish shops, the...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler in World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's time in the Germany Army in World War I, his wounding at the Battle of the Somme, his return to the Front, the medals he won, his injury from chlorine gas, and how his hatred of Jews festered and grew.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: War Ends With German Defeat

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes events at the end of World War I after Armistice, the new German Republic, problems with battle-hardened soldiers, the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's experiences as an undercover agent in the army weeding out Marxist...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Quiet Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's life from 1920 to 1929 which he recalled as his happiest years. Joseph Goebbels became an ardent follower then, Hitler set up home in the country, and he began a relationship with his niece. Then the stock market crash...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Success and a Suicide

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the early successes of the Nazi Party, problems with the SA storm troopers, Hitler's relationship with his niece, and her suicide.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Hitler Runs for President

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events leading up to Hitler's campaign to become president, in hopes of replacing Paul von Hindenburg.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Britain Stands Alone

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the relations between Germany and Britain when Winston Churchill took power and the bombing campaign that followed Churchill's refusal to negotiate with Hitler.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Adolf Hitler (1889 1945)

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS publishes this biographical essay of Adolf Hitler, exploring his life as the fourth son of a customs official through his role as dictator of Germany.
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Other

Auschwitz.dk: A Man of Evil

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on the life of Hitler is given here at Auschwitz.dk. A focus of the content is on the Holocaust.
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Other

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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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: War Breaks Out

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief look at the expansionist moves of Japan in China, including a description of the Rape of Nanking. Also read about the military expansionism in Europe and Africa by both Germany and Italy, finally resulting in a declaration of war...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Road to Pearl Harbor

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the decade prior to the American entrance into World War II. Read about the rise in militarism in both Europe and Japan.
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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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National Archives (UK)

National Archives Learning Curve: Hitler

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Three 1937 reports speak to the potential problems of a Hitler-led Germany. Primary source documents, cartoons, and historical documents address the question, "Was Hitler a passionate lunatic?" in this series of performance tasks.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Slideshare: The Rise of Hitler

For Students 9th - 10th
History teacher, Tom Richey, provides a comprehensive overview of the Hitler's rise to power in this 77 slide presentation.