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Handout
ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Owens Pierced a Myth

For Students 9th - 10th
An ESPN article discusses how Jesse Owens proved Hitler wrong by winning the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
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Primary
Yale University

Yale: Avalon Project: Statement by Edouard Daladier, Premier, to the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
Original document. French Premier Edouard Daladier's war speech to the nation. He explains the Polish invasion by Hitler and impending enslavement of France if war is not waged.
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Activity
Other

Jesse Owens: Track and Field Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website for Jesse Owens, who almost single-handedly undid Hitler's propaganda plans for the 1936 Olympics by winning four gold medals.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Escape to Freedom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will read Number the Stars by Lois Lowrey. This novel about World War II, the Holocaust, and heroism, provides the topic for an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary lesson. Students will utilize their skills in technology and...
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: World War Ii's Eastern Front: Operation Barbarossa

For Students 9th - 10th
The sources in this primary set document Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's massive invasion of the Soviet Union. Includes teaching guide.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949. The defendants, who included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking...
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Churchill's Broadcast About Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript from Churchill's radio broadcast to the world regarding his meetings with Roosevelt at the Atlantic Conference in 1941. From the British Library of Information.
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: World War Ii Resources: Events Learing Up to World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
The 78th Congress published a pamphlet in 1944 which gave a chronological history of events that led up to World War II. Read the very detailed information set out year by year. The introduction explains the scope of the pamphlet.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: Munich: Anatomy of a Crisis [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This excellent lesson plan lays out the framework of the lead-up to World War II in Europe. It covers the problem the support of Czechoslovakia caused Great Britain and France, the policy of appeasement exercised by Prime Minister...
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: The in Between Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive AP European History learning module on the "Inbetween Years" following WWI, traces the years from the Treaty of Versailles to the rise of Nazi and Fascist regimes in Europe. Includes individual as well as collaborative...
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Handout
History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Holocaust Timeline: Shoah

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive timeline showing the events between 1933 and 1945 that occurred during the progression of the Jewish Holocaust. It begins with several paragraphs describing the nature of the Holocaust.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The War: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read an in-depth article about the Holocaust.
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Primary
Other

Sobibior, the Forgotten Revolt [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A stunning account of the most successful revolt and escape from a Nazi concentration camp. Read about the camp,Sobibor, and how it was set up. Then find out about the plans for escape and how that was carried out. Included are maps,...
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Website
BBC

Bbc History: Battle of Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
This series of photographs from BBC History shows a chrononogy of the early advance of Germany across Europe ending with the Battle of Britain from September, 1939 through September, 1940. Each photo has commentary explaining each event.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
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Article
Other

The Case of Martin Heidegger, Part Three

For Students 9th - 10th
The third and final part of this excellent series on Heidegger's Nazi involvement.
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Nuremberg Laws: Background and Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a good overview of the Nuremberg Laws, passed in Germany in 1935, that imposed many restrictions on the Jews in Germany before the beginning of World War II.
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Activity
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Twentieth Century Monsters

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a detailed overview of America's involvement in World War II and the political movements lead by evil dictators that were sprouting up in countries such as Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan.
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Website
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Gestapo

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a discussion of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany with links to additional related information.
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Documents Relating to the Nazi Soviet Nonagression Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Public and secret articles of the 1939 Nonaggression Pact between Germany and the Soviet Union are included on this resource. Copies of letters between Germany and USSR concerning the division of Poland, too.
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Department of State: Chronology of International Events, 1938 to 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief chronology of events occurring between March of 1938 and December of 1941, events that led to war in Europe and eventually a world-wide war. From a Department of State bulletin issued on December 18, 1941.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Antisemitism in History: Nazi Antisemitism

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of Nazi antisemitism. The site also provides links to the entire United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site.
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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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Website
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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