Resource Library
Find compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.
We are grateful to The Hammer Family Foundation for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.
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.
Political Prisoners
A member of the German Communist Party describes her experience in a Nazi concentration camp for political prisoners.
Chart Illustrating Nuremberg Laws
This chart was designed to help Germans determine their racial status as outlined by the 1935 Nuremberg Laws.
Boy Scouts Founder
Lord Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, inspects scouts in Britain in 1915.
A Visitor’s Perspective on Kristallnacht
Consider a Swiss merchant’s account of how his German colleagues responded to the events of Kristallnacht.
A Visitor’s Perspective on Kristallnacht (en español)
In Spanish, consider a Swiss merchant’s account of how his German colleagues responded to the events of Kristallnacht.
Le point de vue d'un voyageur sur la Nuit de Cristal
Considérez le récit d’un commerçant suisse sur la façon dont ses collègues allemands ont réagi aux événements de la Nuit de Cristal.
A Matter of Obedience?
Learn about psychologist Stanley Milgram’s experiments on obedience and the insight they offer into the motives of Nazi perpetrators.
A Matter of Obedience? (en español)
Learn about psychologist Stanley Milgram’s experiments on obedience and the insight they offer into the motives of Nazi perpetrators. This resource is in Spanish.
Mobile Killing Units
Learn about the mass shootings and massacres of Jews by German forces at Babi Yar, Kiev, and other Baltic territories.
Protests in Germany
Investigate different examples of protest and resistance by Germans against the Nazi regime in the 1940s, including the White Rose resistance group.