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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.
Ethical Dilemmas in a Time of Genocide
Read a Jewish partisan’s account of how his unit gained the trust and respect of the local population while resisting the Germans.
![Frank Blaichman](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_2016_JewishPartisanFrankBlaichman_FH227676.jpg?h=b7adbb76&itok=W5DrfvFu)
Frank Blaichman’s Biography
Read about the experiences of a Jewish partisan fighting against the Germans in Poland during World War II.
![A young, white, mustachioed man wearing a uniform and a hat tilted to the side](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Jewish_Partisan_Frank_Blaichman_FH227676.jpg?h=ad641f7c&itok=o047HoPK)
The Holocaust in Greece
Learn about the occupation of Greece by the Axis powers during World War II.
![Sara Fortis](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_2016_JewishPartisanSaraFortis_FH227677.jpg?h=830dc38c&itok=BXMUAYRu)
The Holocaust in Lithuania
Introduce students to the history of the Holocaust in Lithuania with this historical overview.
![Black and white photograph of Vikta Kempner](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/Vitka.jpeg?h=81b78760&itok=g3zdrN1I)
The Holocaust in Poland
Learn about the brutality of the German occupation and the Holocaust in Poland with this short historical overview.
![Frank Blaichman](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_2016_JewishPartisanFrankBlaichman_FH227676.jpg?h=b7adbb76&itok=W5DrfvFu)
Hitler’s Rise to Power: 1933–1934 Viewing Guide
Guide students' comprehension of a short documentary on the Nazis' rise to power.
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Introduction: Before Apartheid
Understand the origins of racial and ethnic division and discrimination in South Africa.
![A caravan of covered wagons and oxen with men, women, and children loading supplies onto a wagon](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/The_Great_Trek.jpg?h=f2a85351&itok=rbYSjV4U)
Working Toward the Führer
Consider how the Nazis leveraged Hitler’s public image in their pursuit to transform German society according to Nazi ideology.
![Students contribute anti-German books to be destroyed at a Berlin book-burning on May 10, 1933. About 40,000 people attended the event.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image04_Medium_res.jpg?h=743bf4af&itok=z-Z7ctxe)
F.O.G. Analysis
Use this handout to help students identify and record the Facts, Opinions, and Generalizations in their news reports.
![F.O.G. Analysis Preview Image](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-12/F.O.G_Analysis.png?h=d3d13267&itok=Gd9OaQ_s)
Teaching Night
This guide interweaves a literary analysis of Elie Wiesel’s powerful and poignant memoir with an exploration of the relevant historical context surrounding his experience during the Holocaust.
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