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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 4: 1800 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
This Khan Academy resource provides video lessons and detailed notes for the AP U.S. History Exam. The years 1800-1848 are covered.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Namibia: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the history of Namibia from the 14th century until its eventual independence in 1994. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Togo: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of Togo with emphasis on its political travails since 1963. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: History: Hitler and 'Lebensraum' in the East

For Students 9th - 10th
History professor Jeremy Noakes explores Hitler's quest to acquire more land for the German people to populate. He traces the origins of Lebensraum and discusses why Hitler was committed to the east to expand.
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Article
BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Daily Mirror Headlines: Ypres

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of excerpted headlines and news reports published in the "Daily Mirror" on April 23 and 24, 1915, relates events of the fighting at Ypres, including the German use of poison gas.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: History Trail: Wars and Conflict: Walking the Somme Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
A walking tour guide to the famous battle site, the guide provides information on the various places where British Army troops fought and died plus gives extensive quotes from soldiers who were present at the battle. There is a nice...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: New Peoples

For Students 9th - 10th
Most settlers who came to America in the 17th century were English, but there were also Dutch, Swedes and Germans in the middle region, a few French Huguenots in South Carolina and elsewhere, slaves from Africa, primarily in the South,...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Brief History of Plural Word S

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn't always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter looks back to the good old days when English was newly split from German -- and...
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: History: Bismarck Sunk

For Students 9th - 10th
Concise account of the destruction of the German navy's flagship, the Bismarck, during World War II.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The Treaty of Versailles

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the Treaty of Versailles, what its terms were, why America never ratified it or joined the League of Nations, why Germans grew to resent the burdens it imposed on them, and how this contributed to Hitler's rise to power....
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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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Article
A&E Television

History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About the Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: The Life of Lou Gehrig

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the legendary first baseman. Born Henry Louis Gehrig in New York City on June 19, 1903, the future sports icon was the son of German immigrants.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Bismarck and Unification

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the situation after the war of 1848/49 and Bismarck's unique contributions to German history, making imperial Germany a huge success.
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: German Settlers

For Students 9th - 10th
German settlers first came to what is now North Carolina as part of the second expedition sent to the Roanoke area by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 1580s. The largest influx of German people to North Carolina, however, occurred in the...
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Activity
Other

Germans in Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a basic introduction to the history of Germans living in Russia. It has many links to other sites explaining this history.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: German Shepherd Dog

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Wikipedia, an open-source encyclopedia, offers a general overview of german shepherds. Content includes a look at this dog's appearance, temperament, health, and history.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Nazi Party Is Formed

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place gives a detailed account of the formation of the Nazi Party (German Workers' Party). The article is medium size in length and worth checking out on the subject with links to additional information.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: The Nuremberg Race Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a short explanation of the Nuremberg Laws during Hitler's reign. Site shows a chart issued by the Nazis to help distinguish Jews from Germans of mixed race.
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Primary
The History Place

The History Place: German Declaration of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place contains the text of the German Declaration of War against the United States. The information is somewhat brief, but link are provided to additional information.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Hitler Joins German Workers' Party

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides information about Hitler and the German Workers' (Nazi) Party. The information is medium in length and is worth checking out for more info on the subject.
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: War Ends With German Defeat

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes events at the end of World War I after Armistice, the new German Republic, problems with battle-hardened soldiers, the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler's experiences as an undercover agent in the army weeding out Marxist...
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: World War I on the Home Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the extent of anti-German and anti-Italian sentiment in the United States, sentiment against American citizens, in World War I. See how German culture was suppressed throughout the country.
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Other

Deutsche Genealogie: Dialekte (Gen Wiki: German Dialects)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about dialects in the German language, including those from the past.