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The History Place

The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
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The History Place

The History Place: Hitler Youth Prelude to War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place is about the Hitler youth movement and their support for Hitler before WWII. The information that is presented is in depth, and very interesting with links at the bottom of the article for additional...
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Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Chamberlain Responds With Appeasement

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from two speeches made by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain to the British people are provided.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Concentration Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the history behind the idea of concentration camps, one part of Hitler's solution to rid Germany of its "weak and inferior" citizens.
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PBS

Pbs/people's Century: Master Race

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the program, "People's Century: Master Race -- Nazism Overtakes German Society," from PBS.
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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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PBS

Pbs: Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the documentary about Auschwitz, the infamous World War II concentration camp. Includes biographies, glossary, timelines and historically significant photos.
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Other

Greenfield History Site: Road to World War Ii Revision

For Students 9th - 10th
A review sheet which covers the major points in the march toward World War II in Europe. You can click on the major points (1-7) and then are given notes on the various topics such as why Hitler wanted to destroy the Treaty of Versailles...
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Yale University

Nazi Soviet Relations 1939 to 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronology of major events in Nazi-Soviet relations from 1939 to 1941.
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Other

Anschluss

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the takeover and annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany in 1938. Includes links to various personalities, events and sources related to the event including actual radio accounts from the period.
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BBC

Bbc: History: Churchill: The Gathering Storm

For Students 9th - 10th
Professor John Charmley discusses whether Churchill has rewritten the history books to portray himself in a better light during the time of Appeasement or had he truly stood alone in his opposition of Hitler during the 1930's.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: History: World Wars: Blitzkrieg

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover what happened during the blitzkrieg at the start of World War Two and why the Allies were so unprepared. Why was it that Britain and France were outfought at every turn?
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Other

Lebendiges Museum Online: Sed

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Lebendiges Museum Online, gives information about the foundation of the SED born out of KPD and SPD in 1946.
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Other

Le Mo: Entstehung Zweier Deutscher Staaten

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Lebendiges Museum Online reflects on the factors that lead to the creation of two separate German States. Written in German.
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Lesson Plan
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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Read Works

Read Works: The Holocaust

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains what the Holocaust was and its impact on people throughout the world. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
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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.
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Activity
A&E Television

History.com: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at World War II including video clips and audio clips of important speeches by the world leaders of the time.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Deportations to Killing Centers in Occupied Poland

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of routes to move Jews to killing centers in Poland during its German occupation. Includes short description.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Deportation of Austrian and German Jews

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay describing Hitler's policy of deporting the Jewish people from Germany and Austria.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "First They Came" by Martin Niemoller

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "First They Came" by Martin Niemoller, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Drancy Concentration Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what the Drancy concentration/death camp in France was like during WWII.
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Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of 26 Grade-Leveled texts (6-11) on the topic The Holocaust. The Holocaust was one of the worst genocides in history, in which Adolph Hitler's Nazi Germany killed over six million Jews and five million others deemed...
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Handout
Seymour Brody

Florida Atlantic University: Jewish Heroes in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides biographical background on Rabbi Stephen Wise.