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Website
Harvard University

Harvard Law School: Thirteen Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The website currently provides information on the documents used in Case 1, 2, and 4 of the Nazi war crimes Nuremberg Trials.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Karadzic and Mladic: The Charges

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the backdrop for basic understanding of the 2005 trial of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic on war crimes charges stemming from the incidents in the war in Bosnia- Hercegovina.
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Primary
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Doctors Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts from official transcripts and photos from the trial evidence against twenty-three German doctors and administrators.
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive, multimedia look at the Nuremberg Trials and their results.
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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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Handout
University of South Florida

Holocaust: People: Sinti and Roma

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses in detail what happened to the persecuted Romani people during the Holocaust. It also provides links to further content about lives of Roma and Sinti people during this period.
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Activity
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Presidential Museum and Library

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is a wealth of information on President Truman, including research ideas, teacher lessons, and student activities. There are also primary source documents, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, and more.
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Curated OER

Bbc: Sierre Leone's War Crimes Tribunal

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifty thousand people were killed and thousands had their bodies mutilated during the civil war in Sierre Leone. Find out who has been charged, how the tribunal is different from other war crime tribunals and how long the court was...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Taylor Flies in for Hague Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the beginning of Charles Taylor's trial for war crimes. It also chronicles what happened during the Liberian civil war and how Taylor was brought to justice.
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Article
Other

Un War Crimes Prosecutor Confirms Much Reduced Kosovo Death Toll

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discussing the death toll of Ethnic Albanians resulting from Kosovo genocide. Article includes specific numbers. (13 November 1999)
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Website
Other

Canada and the International Criminal Court

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive website from the Canadian Government FAIT Department detailing the nation's involvement in the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. Lists important topics, news, history and other relevant information,...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Death of Milosevic

For Students 9th - 10th
An April 2010 special in-depth report on the life of Slobodan Milosevic. Provides numerous links to related stories.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Over Here

For Students 5th - 8th
World War I was not fought by Americans just in Europe. Read about the many ways people at home helped the war effort. See how badly German-Americans were treated as anti-German passions were fueled.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Drug War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about problems created by the drug trade in America and in other countries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Eichmann Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann that took place in Israel in the early 1960s. He was indicted on 15 counts of 'crimes against humanity' and in 1962 was executed by hanging.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
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Article
BBC

Bbc News: Saddam Mocks Accusers in Court

For Students 9th - 10th
A British account of Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in court on July 1, 2004 to face charges that he gassed Kurds and committed other crimes.
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Aftermath: Nuremberg and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the postwar problems for the victorious Allies including what to do with the millions of displaced persons (DPs), the Germany nation, and the Nuremberg trials.
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Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Nuremberg Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
Between 1946-1949 Nazis were put on trial for the atrocities they committed. The series of trials were known as the Nuremberg Trials and showed the world the inhumane conduct by the Nazis. Study these trials by viewing documents from the...
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Handout
Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: Bosnia and Herzegovina

For Students 9th - 10th
Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to be watched with concern over the disregard for human rights. Human Rights Watch features a timeline from 2009 highlighting war crime accountability among other events.
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eBook
Digital History

Digital History: Pre Civil War Reform: Social Reform the Problem of Crime

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the idea of reform in the prison system in the early 19th century. See how social reformers attempted to rehabilitate those in jail.
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Primary
CNN

Cnn: Transcript of Saddam Proceeding

For Students 9th - 10th
The actual transcript of the verbal interactions between Saddam Hussein and the judge on July 1, 2004 at his first appearance in Court. He claims to be the president of Iraq.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Saddam Appears Before Iraqi Judge

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of Saddam Hussein's first encounter with an Iraqi judge and the reading of his rights under the new Iraqi court. This occurred on June 30, 2004 and was before his first actual court appearance on July 1, 2004.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Saddam Fights Back in Court

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by British journalist John Simpson on his reaction to seeing and hearing Saddam Hussein in his first court appearance on July 1, 2001.

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