Curated OER
Nuremberg Verdicts: Sixty-Seven Years Later
It’s courtroom drama at its best! Let the power of this historic event propel a study that will have your kids glued to the history screen.
Facing History and Ourselves
Justice After the Holocaust
Though there could be no true justice for the horrors of the Holocaust, many of those responsible for crimes against humanity were found guilty in the eyes of the law. Using primary and secondary sources in the 16th installment of a...
Curated OER
Lessons from the Holocaust
In an ultimate lesson about listening to opposing points of view, your young historians read testimony from the Nuremberg Trials by Nazi SS officers regarding their actions during the Holocaust and a brief speech by Himmler to SS...
Curated OER
Review of our Presidents from the Progressive Era to Cold War
Covering the main events of the Cold War, this (mistitled) presentation includes photographs, political cartoons, and amusing graphics to illustrate its points. The information on the slides is helpful for an overview of the Cold War,...
Curated OER
Nuremberg Remembered: Guilt and Responsibility
Students explore the Nuremberg trials. For this Holocaust instructional activity, students research the Nuremberg trials. They gather primary sources or documents to support their arguments for the charges against people examined in the...
Curated OER
Holding Leaders Responsible
Students research and answer questions about the Nuremberg Trials.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Hadamar Trial
Article about the first trial in the US zone in Germany for massed atrocities. In the Hadamar Trial, those responsible for the euthanization center at Hadamar were tried for the killing of foreign prisoners, because laws did not yet...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Camps
Extensive site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the people involved with the Nazi concentration/death camps. Learn about who was targeted, and how those who led the camps were ultimately punished. Site provides...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Judges Trial
The story of the "Judges Trial," a trial held at Nuremberg of German law judges who had worked for the Nazis during World War 2.
University of South Florida
Fcit: A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust. Extensive teacher resources and student activities are included, as well as photographs, documents, art, music, movies, literature, and more.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Nuremberg Trials
Between 1946-1949 Nazis were put on trial for the atrocities they committed. The series of trials were known as the Nuremberg Trials and showed the world the inhumane conduct by the Nazis. Study these trials by viewing documents from the...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Nuremberg Trials 1945 49
A large selection of primary source documents, pictures, biographical sketches and much more about the famous war crimes trials held over a period of several years in Nuremberg after World War 2.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: War Crime Trials
Informative encyclopedia article describing the trials of major war criminals of World War Two. Most of these trials took place before representatives of the Allied powers known as the International Military Tribunal although some of the...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Doctors Trials
Excerpts from official transcripts and photos from the trial evidence against twenty-three German doctors and administrators.
The History Place
The History Place: Nuremberg War Crimes
This site from The History Place provides a summary of who was charged in the Nuremberg War Crimes' trials along with excerpts from the official charges against them. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy
How do you bring justice to the millions of people killed in German concentration camps? The Nuremberg Trials attempted this challenge. Study how SS officers were put on trial and punished using the following primary sources. Included...
A&E Television
History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About the Nuremberg Trials
The post-World War II trials marked the first-ever prosecutions for genocide and crimes against humanity. Held directly after World War II, the Nuremberg Trials were a series of 13 military tribunals in which nearly 200 German...
Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: Postwar Occupation and Division
The division of political views following World War II was both social and physical. Four Occupation Zones were located throughout Germany. The Allies worked diligently to ensure Germany would not destroy peace in the world again. This...