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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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The Impact of the Earthquake in Syria and Turkey
Students read information about the earthquake and descriptions of its impacts on people in Syria and Turkey.
Genocide under the Cover of War
Consider how the Armenian Genocide was made possible by the staggering brutality of World War I.
Hatred on the Home Front
Read about the violent response in one British neighborhood to Germany’s sinking of the Lusitania during World War I.
A Last-Ditch Effort to Prevent a War
Read a telegram exchange between Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany and Tsar Nicholas of Russia in which the leaders attempt to prevent World War I.
Hitler in Power
Consider the motivations and expectations of Paul von Hindenburg when he appointed Hitler to chancellor of Germany.
Hitler in Power (UK)
Consider the motivations and expectations of Paul von Hindenburg when he appointed Hitler to chancellor of Germany.
Hitler in Power (en español)
Consider the motivations and expectations of Paul von Hindenburg when he appointed Hitler to chancellor of Germany. This resource is in Spanish.
Law and Disorder
Read about the Weimar Republic’s responses to two political uprisings–a left-wing rebellion in Bavaria and a conservative uprising by paramilitary group the Freikorps.
The Myth of a Jewish Conspiracy
Learn how the myth of the Elders of Zion contributed to scapegoating and antisemitism toward Jews in the Weimar Republic.
A New Economic Crisis
Gain insight into the devastating poverty, unemployment, and hopelessness experienced by Germans during the Great Depression.
The November Revolution
Learn about the political uprisings in Germany after World War I that resulted in the fall of the German empire.