Curated OER
Tintin and I: Primary and Secondary Sources
Mickey Mouse, Elmo, and Tintin? Belgian cartoonist Georges (Herge) Remi’s famous comic character launches a study of primary and secondary source material and the impact these sources have on storytelling. Class members also examine the...
Curated OER
1948 - Berlin Airlift
Young scholars examine a document from the Berlin Airlift in order to research his important event in World History.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Cronologia Del Holocausto (1933 1939)
Spanish content; from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum we have the Spanish version of the Holocaust encyclopedia of the museum; in this case a "Cronologia del Holocausto (1933 - 1939)" or "Chronology of the Holocaust,...
Other
Berlin.de English: The Official Website of Berlin
The English version of Berlin's official site. Informs you have top events, tourist information, politics, and more dealing with Berlin.
PBS
Pbs: People Power
A personal interview from someone who was actually there at the historic event can tell so much more than a history book. Read an interview with a citizen of East Germany at the time of the destruction of the Berlin Wall.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Bertolt Brecht
A very thorough biography on German playwright Bertolt Brecht. Discusses his upbringing, his career as a playwright, and his overall controversial life.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Visions of Division 1945 1989
Photographic account of the Cold War in Germany, from the Berlin blockade to the fall of the wall in 1989.
Other
Botanischer Garten Und Botanisches Museum Berlin (Botanical Garden of Berlin)
In German. Informatin on The Botanical Garden of Berlin. The web page is very thorough and detailed; containing everything from a survey of the garden to information on other botanical gardens.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
The Berlin Airlift: June 27, 1948 to May 12, 1949
This site offers an abundance of information about the Berlin Airlift. Along with general information, the site includes vocabulary related to the Berlin Airlift, and follow questions about the information presented.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center Digital Archives: Cold War History
Presents a historical survey of the cold war by using documents. Explores the documents through an interactive site as a pathway through history.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Berlin
Discover a brief introduction to Berlin. Includes interesting historical facts, maps, suggested attractions and recommended reading material.
The History Place
The History Place: Edouard Daladier
This site from The History Place provides the text of a speech by French premier,Edouard Daladier, from January of 1940 following the fall of Poland. In the speech Daladier clearly implied that the policy of appeasement had been a failure.
Other
National Cold War Exhibition: Which Countries Were Involved?
Resource examines the role of various countries during the Cold War. Click on the flags to see the information about the specific countries.
Other
U.s. Centennial of Flight Commission: The Berlin Airlift
This site gives readers an in-depth look at the Berlin Airlift. Examines the dates the operation took place, amounts of materials airlifted into Eastern Germany, Soviet reactions, and details of the operation. A very informative resource...
Other
German Embassy: Berlin Airlift
This site, sponsored by the German Embassy, looks at the Berlin Airlift. The piece is brief but gives a unique, German perspective. Conveys a great introduction to the topic.
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College: East German Communists and Origins of Berlin Blockade
Provides the well-documented text of the article "The East German Communists and the Origins of the Berlin Blockade Crisis" by Charles F. Pennacchio.
IMDb
Internet Movie Databaste: Biography/marlene Dietrich
The Internet Movie Database provides a lengthy biography and complete filmography along with trivia and quotes about actress Marlene Dietrich.
Read Works
Read Works: Eyewitness to History: Children of War
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares an interview of a World War II-era native German whose family fled Berlin. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Other
The Peaches: Todd's Irving Berlin Page
If you're interested in the lyrics of Irving Berlin's songs, then you may want to check this personal site out. Just click on the song title and find the lyrics as well as when, where, and why it was composed.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Berlin Airlift
Kids learn about the history of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War. Planes were used to get around the Soviet blockade of Berlin.
Ducksters
Ducksters: The Cold War for Kids: Berlin Wall
Kids learn about the history of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. This wall kept people from freely leaving East Berlin.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Treffpunkt Berlin #1
[Free Registration/Login Required] Treffpunkt Berlin video program episode 1, activity 1, in an Activote format.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Treffpunkt Berlin #1 Wkst
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains Treffpunkt Berlin Abschnitt 1 activities 1-3 questions. The activities can be done as a class activity or as an individual assessment.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Ks3 History Cold War
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart presenting twenty questions about specific facts relating to the cold war from 1945 to the end of the century.