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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Adolf Eichmann

For Students 9th - 10th
This article details the life of war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his youth to his capture and execution.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Holocaust Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a chronology of the events between January 30, 1933 when Hitler became Chancellor and, and the year 1961 when Eichmann was on trial in Jerusalem. There are many useful links that connect you with pictures and photos.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Nazi Propaganda

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Take a look at propaganda used to gain approval of the annexation of Austria to Germany during World War II through this lesson plan and presentation.
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Website
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Austria the Anschluss and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Anschluss in Austria and the absorbtion of the country into the Third Reich. This brief overview of the early spread of Nazism lays a foundation for World War II in Europe.
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Graphic
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Anchluss, March 1938

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing the expansion of Germany into Austria in 1938, which resulted in the Anschluss, the unification of Germany and Austria.
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: March to War

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this quiz to assess your knowledge on World War II history.
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Interactive
Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
This assessment has you put events of World War II in chronological order.
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Website
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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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: War Breaks Out

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief look at the expansionist moves of Japan in China, including a description of the Rape of Nanking. Also read about the military expansionism in Europe and Africa by both Germany and Italy, finally resulting in a declaration of war...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Road to Pearl Harbor

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the decade prior to the American entrance into World War II. Read about the rise in militarism in both Europe and Japan.
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Primary
The History Place

The History Place: Images of Anschluss

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides archived photos with captions showing Nazi rule in Austria. A link to return to a WWII Timeline is also included.