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Curated OER

Adolf Hitler: Was Hitler a Passionate Lunatic?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars investigate WWII by researching Adolf Hitler. In this dictator biographical lesson, students identify the role Adolf Hitler played in the self destruction of Germany by reading secret transcripts from German leaders. Young...
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit documents the critical role of propaganda in the Nazi effort to turn Germany into a totalitarian state driven to annihilate its enemies. Includes a gallery of primary source documents and artifacts, such as posters, books,...
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Unit Plan
University of South Florida

Usf: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Art and music were not exempt from receiving Hitler's influence during the holocaust. Here you can view Nazi approved art, art considered "degenerate," art from inside the camps and ghettos, and art inspired by the holocaust. This is a...
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Other

Nazi Propaganda by Joseph Goebbels

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of English translations of Nazi propaganda material by Joseph Goebbels reveals the cultural goals of National Socialism. The speech on "German Women" is particularly interesting.
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Other

Calvin College: Nazi Propaganda From 1933 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site documents Nazi propaganda during the time period 1933-1945. Includes tons of detailed information and links.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Joseph Goebbels

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of the Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Theresienstadt

For Students 9th - 10th
Theresienstadt was a Jewish ghetto used by the Nazi's in their propaganda campaigns as a model Jewish settlement. When in reality it was overcrowded, unsanitary, and infested with disease. Study the background of his ghetto and view...
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Primary
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Propaganda, Culture and Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
A good overview and description of propaganda. Looks at types, techniques used, theories and models, and propaganda directed at children.
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Other

Calvin: 1935 Nazi Propaganda for Rearmament

For Students 9th - 10th
This site displays four examples of German propaganda for rearmament. Analysis of the propaganda is also provided.
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Primary
Other

Calvin College: Nazi and East German Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of visual and printed propaganda material from 1933 to 1989 centers around the rise of the Nazi Party, World War II from the Nazi perspective, and East German Communism.