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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.
Otto Dix, Verwundeter (Wounded Soldier), 1924
Dix was a New Objectivist artist known for the brutal realism of his paintings. He was wounded several times by German soldiers on the western front during World War I. He based his series Der Krieg (The War) on these experiences.
Otto Dix, Verwundeter (Wounded Soldier), 1924 (en espaƱol)
Dix was a New Objectivist artist known for the brutal realism of his paintings. He was wounded several times by German soldiers on the western front during World War I. He based his series Der Krieg (The War) on these experiences. This resource is in Spanish.
John Singer Sargent, Gassed, 1919
John Singer Sargent painted Gassed in 1919, depicting the effects of chemical weapons used by Germans against the British in the Battle of Arras on August 21, 1918.
John Singer Sargent, Gassed, 1919 (en espaƱol)
John Singer Sargent painted Gassed in 1919, depicting the effects of chemical weapons used by Germans against the British in the Battle of Arras on August 21, 1918. This resource is in Spanish.
The Eternal Jew
This 1938 poster advertises a popular antisemitic traveling exhibit called Der Ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew).
Antisemitic Children's Book
From the 1938 antisemitic childrenās book The Poisonous Mushroom. The boy is drawing a nose on the chalkboard, and the caption reads: āThe Jewish nose is crooked at its tip. It looks like a 6.ā
Antisemitic Children's Book (en espaƱol)
From the 1938 antisemitic childrenās book The Poisonous Mushroom. The boy is drawing a nose on the chalkboard, and the caption reads: āThe Jewish nose is crooked at its tip. It looks like a 6.ā This resource is in Spanish.
Exhibit on Germany's Colonization of Poland
An exhibit at a Berlin school persuades Germans to help colonize the Warthegau area of Poland. The exhibit says āThe land calls you!,ā and the painting shows a settlerās car passing by a Polish border sign that has been knocked down.
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
This 23-lesson unit on the Holocaust and World War II asks students to reflect on the essential question, What does learning about the choices people made during the Weimar Republic, the rise of the Nazi Party, and the Holocaust teach us about the power and impact of our choices today?
Totally Unofficial: Raphael Lemkin and the Genocide Convention
This resource challenges students to consider how individuals, groups, and nations can take up Raphael Lemkinās challenge to eliminate genocide.
Nuremberg after Allied Bombing
Nuremberg in August 1945, showing the effects of Allied bombing during World War II. The first Nuremberg trial began in this city three months later.