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Lebensraum: Living Space for the German Race

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a discussion of the concept of "Lebensraum," or "living space" for the German people. This was one of Hitler's main justifications for his military conquests.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Story of Raphael Lemkin

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Raphael Lemkin, a Polish Jew who emigrated to the U.S. at the beginning of World War II. As a lawyer and scholar, he documented Nazi atrocities and coined the word "genocide."
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Jitterbugs, Swing Kids, and Lindy Hoppers

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the cultural impact of swing dancing.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Social Realism

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore social realism in American art.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath.
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Colby College

Colby College: Building Up German Hegemony in Cent. Europe

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay desribing Hitler's building up of the German army and how he violated the Treaty of Versailles from 1933 to 1938.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.

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