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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
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Human & Civil Rights
Japanese Fans Cleaning the Stadium
Photo of fans of the Japanese national team cleaning the stadium after a World Cup match.
![Fans of Japan Team Clean Stadium at World Cup.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/AP22328201342013.jpg?h=6f174df1&itok=an0WzZBp)
Facing the Past in Poland
Learn about how Poland has dealt with its painful and complex past in the years after World War II and the Holocaust.
![This memorial was designed by Leon Suzin and sculpted by Nathan Rapoport. Its western side depicts Jewish partisans who fought in the Warsaw ghetto uprising of 1943.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_image11_Medium_res.jpg?h=56c1b3d1&itok=aRUjcwT3)
Benjamin Ferencz: Watcher of the Sky
This film focuses on Benjamin Ferencz, a former prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials who is dedicated to preventing mass atrocities.
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Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin
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This documentary illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin—a visionary activist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights movement.
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Student Activities: Teaching in the Wake of Violence (UK)
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This PowerPoint includes student-facing slides for the lesson “Teaching in the Wake of Violence (UK).”
![Image of the activities slide for the "Teaching in the Wake of Violence (UK) " slide deck."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/Teaching%20in%20the%20Wake%20of%20Violence%20%28UK%29%20.png?h=cb73ec96&itok=KTpKW84T)
Combat and the Colonies: the Role of Race in World War I
Journalist, lecturer, and author Adam Hochschild discusses the role African and Asian troops from European colonies played in World War I.
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Station 1: Polling Data / Roosevelt's Response
Students explore America's response to Kristallnacht by examining an opinion poll and considering the president's response.
![Black and white photo of mass demonstration.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/AP_3811161102_Medium_res.jpg?h=00d1719e&itok=Ou9eNaS0)
Station 2: Responses to Kristallnacht
Students explore America's response to Kristallnacht by analyzing a photo and newspaper headlines.
![Black and white photo of mass demonstration.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/AP_3811161102_Medium_res.jpg?h=00d1719e&itok=Ou9eNaS0)
Station 3: The Quota System
Students analyze infographics depicting America's quota system during the refugee crisis provoked by Nazi persecution.
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Essential Quote Worksheet
Students use this handout to complete a collaborative activity about the Wagner-Rogers debate.
![A group of children in 1930s era clothing stare and point at the Statue of Liberty.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/709729_Medium_res.jpg?h=fb0bd1b2&itok=xQn8csDM)