Curated OER
Eyewitness to History: Evacuation at Dunkirk, 1940
An eyewitness account of an Englishman who set sail from England to rescue soldiers on the shore of France at Dunkirk. Read about this daring plan to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of British, French, and Belgian soldiers under...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: The Northern Renaissance
Centered in Germany and the Netherlands during 1400 and 1500s, the northern European tradition of Gothic Art was greatly affected by the technical and philosophical advancements of the Renaissance in Italy. While less concerned with...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Albrecht Durer
An excellent, detailed biography of Durer, with extensive links to his works and contemporaries. This site not only details his artwork, but also his contributions as a mathematician.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in Wwii 1941 1945: Victory in European Theater
Examines the diplomatic negotiations among the Big Three leaders - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin - during World War II. Discusses the invasion of North Africa, the invasion of Europe, the shock of seeing the impact of the Holocaust...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Americans and Great War 1914 1919: The United States Prepares for War
Details what America did to prepare and execute its entry into World War I, and how the government used propaganda to win public support for the war effort.
Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel: The French Revolution and Germany
How was Germany involved in the French Revolution? Find out the details of what happened to Germany during the war.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Schweigger Multiplier 1820
Spurred by Hans Christian Orsted's discovery of a relationship between electricity and magnetism, German chemist Julian Schweigger immediately began tinkering and soon came up with a very early galvanometer known as the Schweigger...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Sulfur Globe 1660
In the 17th century, German scientist Otto von Guericke built and carried out experiments with a sulfur globe that produced static electricity.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Siegmund Loewe
Siegmund Loewe was a German engineer and businessman that developed vacuum tube forerunners of the modern integrated circuit. He pioneered both radio and television broadcasting, and the company he established with his brother, David...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Georg Ohm
Georg Simon Ohm had humble roots and struggled financially throughout most of his life, but the German physicist is well known today for his formulation of a law, termed Ohm's law, describing the mathematical relationship between...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Wilhelm Weber
Find out more about German physicist Wilhelm Weber, who developed and enhanced a variety of devices for sensitively detecting and measuring magnetic fields and electrical currents.
Other
Facts About Germany: The Cold War
German authors provide an article about the Soviet Union's influence in Germany during the Cold War.
Curated OER
Graphic Taken From the 'Battle of the Atlantic' Game
Test your ability to keep German U-boats at bay by taking on the role of a senior escort officer tasked with leading a convoy of food and munitions safely across the North Atlantic to England.
Olaf Vernunft
Cologne/ Koln Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Koln (Cologne), Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the...
Olaf Vernunft
Dusseldorf Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Dusseldorf, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the...
Olaf Vernunft
Frankfurt Am Main Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as...
Olaf Vernunft
Hannover Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Hannover, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the...
Olaf Vernunft
Karlsruhe Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Karlsruhe, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the...
Olaf Vernunft
Kiel Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Kiel, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the Rathaus,...
Olaf Vernunft
Leipzig Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Leipzig, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the Markt,...
Olaf Vernunft
Lubeck Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Lubeck, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the...
Olaf Vernunft
Magdeburg Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Magdeburg, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the...
Olaf Vernunft
Munchen/munich Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Munchen, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as...
Olaf Vernunft
Potsdam Deutschland Panorama
This site gives a truly fabulous view of all the sites to see in Potsdam, Germany. Click on the thumbnail pictures and you are directed quickly to full panoramic pictures that you can control. The site includes such places as the Nauener...