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Greenville History Site: Germany 1919 33 Revision

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline sheet that covers the history of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The problems facing the republic are discussed along with reasons why the Weimar Republic eventually failed and was replaced by Hitler's...
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Interactive
East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Enigma Machine: Write or Crack a Code

For Students 3rd - 8th
This activity is based on a simplified version of the Enigma Machine, used by the Germans to pass coded messages in WW2. The coded messages were finally cracked by officers stationed at Bletchley Park. By selecting a codedisc and letter...
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999: Gunter Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the life and writing of Gunter Grass -- the recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature -- through this multimedia website, which provides video clips, primary texts, images, and resources.
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Primary
US National Archives

Essays, Speeches, and Memoirs of Field Marshall Count Helmuth Von Moltke

For Students 9th - 10th
Published in 1893, this as a collection of English translations of writings and speeches by Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, one of the foremost military strategists of the nineteenth century. Many of the documents in this collection are...
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Other

Einstein Archives Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This database holds thousands of Einstein's manuscripts, writings and personal correspondence. Many of these are original copies, others are reproduced English or German versions.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Law of the Salian Franks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Medieval Sourcebook of the Fordham University provides an example of a Germanic law code taken from oral tradition and set down in writing.
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Other

Hegel.net: Hegel E Texts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to online versions of many of Hegel's writings in both German and English.
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eBook
Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society: Longfellow Meets German Radical Poet Ferdinand Freiligrath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan hinges on an essay detailing Longfellow's meeting with Ferdinand Freiligrath. Includes the essay itself, illustrations, excerpts of poetry and suggested discussion topics.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Carl Schurz

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of German-American statesman and military leader Carl Schurz' writings on his life and "True Americanism".
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Handout
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides and Strategies

For Students 9th - 10th
With over 100 separate pages of guides to studying and organizing work, this site gives tips on everything from learning how to learn, to managing your time, to how to prepare for essay exams. Selected site content is translated into 25...
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Activity
Other

Euronet: World War Two Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Only one of the many links from Euronet is in German, for those of you who may be up to it. As of this writing, some links are no longer active. But of what remains there is still more information than you could ever work through!
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Leopold Ranke

For Students 9th - 10th
A German historian, frequently considered the founder of "scientific" history. Ranke set the tone for much of later historical writing, introducing such ideas as reliance on primary sources, an emphasis on narrative history and...