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Primary
Yale University

Yale: Avalon Project: Edouard Daladier, Premier, in the Chamber of Deputies

For Students 9th - 10th
Original document. Premier Daladier addresses the Chamber of Deputies on French mobilization. France's peace was jeopardized after Germany invaded Poland.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: East German Man Receives Contest Prize 45 Years Later

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Primary
The History Place

The History Place: Images of Anschluss

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides archived photos with captions showing Nazi rule in Austria. A link to return to a WWII Timeline is also included.
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Graphic
Curated OER

North African Campaign of Wwii: German Military Superiority

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing information and pictures of the weapons used in North Africa. Discusses one of the main reasons why Germany had the advantage in Northern Africa,the main reason was superior technology.
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Graphic
Curated OER

North African Campaign of Wwii: German Military Superiority

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing information and pictures of the weapons used in North Africa. Discusses one of the main reasons why Germany had the advantage in Northern Africa,the main reason was superior technology.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Red Army Enters Outskirts of Berlin

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the Red Army's arrival in Berlin affected the Cold War.
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Website
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nazi government had many "racial enemies" foremost being the Jews. In this exhibit, The United States Holocaust Museum takes a look at one of the other groups targeted for persecution, homosexuals. Read the fascinating and tragic...
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Activity
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Photographs From the Warsaw Ghetto

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents photos taken in the Warsaw Ghetto that depict different perspectives of the lives of Jews living in this ghetto.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The War: The Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read an in-depth article about the Holocaust.
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Handout
Other

Holocaust Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a timeline chronology starting on January 30, 1933 and ending November 1, 1946.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Estimated Number of Jews Killed During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Table broken down by country showing estimated numbers of Jewish people killed in each area during World War II.
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Article
Other

Castle Hill Publishers: Luftwaffe Lessons Learned and Applied

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information on the development and implementation of the war tactics of the Luftwaffe. Major events prior to and during WWII in which the Luftwaffe played a role are documented. (From: The Journal of Historical...
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Handout
Other

History of Poland During the Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions about the initial invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the partitioning of Poland are provided.
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Website
Other

U.s. Centennial of Flight Commission: The Berlin Airlift

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives readers an in-depth look at the Berlin Airlift. Examines the dates the operation took place, amounts of materials airlifted into Eastern Germany, Soviet reactions, and details of the operation. A very informative resource...
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Website
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: Britain Declares War

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of the events that led Britain to declare war on Germany. An audio of Prime Minister Chamberlain's address on the war declaration is provided.
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Last Days of Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the final days prior to the outbreak of World War II, the economic situation that made it essential for Germany to start the war, his insincere attempts at negotiations with other countries, and the invasion of Poland.
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Handout
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: German Invasion of 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University provides an address by Vyacheslav Molotov, Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, containing the Soviet reaction to Germany's invasion.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: World History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about World War II history. Topics include Germany under the Nazis, appeasing Hitler, the Blitzkrieg, the bombing of London, and Berlin during the Cold War.
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Handout
The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: America Enters the War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events surrounding the decision of the United States to join the war against Germany in 1941 after the attack on pearl Harbor, and the reaction of Hitler to that attack.
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Website
Other

National Wwii Museum: Remembering v E Day [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
See a copy of the front page of a Minneapolis newspaper proclaiming V-E Day and read about celebrations all through Europe on the day World War II ended in Europe, May 8, 1945. [pdf]
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this website from the Wikipedia encyclopedia for an exhaustive encyclopedia article on World War II. Content includes information on the causes of the war, the European theater, the Pacific theater, and the historical significance...
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Handout
City University of New York

The Rhineland Crisis: The French Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief one page summary of French government viewpoint by Flandin, French minister of Foreign affairs, and the rationale for inaction in light of Hitler's remilitarization of the Rhineland.
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Website
The History Place

The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to the documentary about Auschwitz, the infamous World War II concentration camp. Includes biographies, glossary, timelines and historically significant photos.