Curated OER
The Killing Fields
Eleventh graders explore ethnic divisions in the West African nation of Ivory Coast and research instances of ethnic cleansing in nations throughout history. They create global history textbook entries that explore, compare and contrast...
Curated OER
Holocaust Research Project
Students research multiple aspects of WWII. In this Holocaust lesson, students will use several primary source documents to write a 3 page pater on subjects concerning WWII, such as Kristallnacht, Ethnic Cleansing and the Holocaust.
BBC
Bbc: The Killing of Kosovo
he A guide to the acts of genocide which occurred in region of Kosovo during the late 1990s while NATO bombing was occurring. Provides a clickable map of Kosovo with documentation on the various acts of genocide.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch: Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda
This site has the complete report from March 1999 that explains the history of the Rwandan genocide. This is an extensive resource and an excellent source of information.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Considering Genocide in Sudan
One-period instructional activity examines the issue of genocide using online handouts and news sources.
Other
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
This site is dedicated to the German memorial of the murdered Jewish people from the Holocaust. This site also offers information on other memorials dedicated to other persecuted groups throughout German history.
United Nations
United Nations: Cyberschoolbus: Ethnicity
This UN Cyberschool site provides teachers with nine activities addressing ethnicity and discrimination. Downloadable materials and links for teacher preparation are also made available.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race
An online exhibit that displays many artifacts and documents relating to the medical experiments done to European Jews by the Nazis.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night
Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Rwanda: History
Rwanda has suffered the horror of genocide. Read how this has affected the country and how the country is recovering from its recent history. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
BBC
Bbc: Khmer Rouge Leaders Facing Trial
A discussion of leaders who were involved in the Khmer Rouge government and how they were being brought to justice by the new Cambodian government. The United Nations has said that none of these leaders can be pardoned by the new...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Srebrenica a Cry From the Grave
Story of Srebrenica, Bosnia, the world's first United Nations Safe Area, the site of the worst case of genocide in Europe since World War II.
Other
Un War Crimes Prosecutor Confirms Much Reduced Kosovo Death Toll
Article discussing the death toll of Ethnic Albanians resulting from Kosovo genocide. Article includes specific numbers. (13 November 1999)
BBC
Bbc: Khmer Rouge Judges Begin Work
Presents the process of bringing the Khamer Rouge to justice. Discusses the fact that many people believed that the Khamer Rouge would never come to trial for their crimes against humanity.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Freedom From Oppression (Editorial Writing Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan designed to investigate instances of genocide both historical and recent. Directs students to take on roles as members of the press and create editorials that describe genocidal tragedies and that also outline steps...
Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
Religious Tolerance: Religious Aspects of the Yugoslavia Kosovo Conflict
A description from ReligiousTolerance.org of the religious component involved in the ethnic conflict in Kosovo between the Albanians and the Serbs. The description provides statistics and comments by religious organizations.
Other
The Balkans Pages: Ethnic Cleansing
This site discusses ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia. It describes the process of the cleansing and the refugees.