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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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History
Antisemitic Children's Book (en español)
From the 1938 antisemitic children’s book The Poisonous Mushroom. The boy is drawing a nose on the chalkboard, and the caption reads: “The Jewish nose is crooked at its tip. It looks like a 6.” 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 “The land calls you!,” and the painting shows a settler’s car passing by a Polish border sign that has been knocked down.
The Growth of Nazi Germany
Between 1933 and 1939, Greater Germany expanded significantly as a result of the Third Reich’s annexations and conquests in eastern Europe.
The Growth of Nazi Germany (en español)
Between 1933 and 1939, Greater Germany expanded significantly as a result of the Third Reich’s annexations and conquests in eastern Europe. This resource is in Spanish.
World Responses to Kristallnacht (En Español)
In Spanish, consider how leaders like FDR, clergy members, and ordinary people around the world responded to the news of Kristallnacht.
Les réponses internationales à la Nuit de Cristal
Considérez comment des dirigeants comme FDR, des membres du clergé et des personnes ordinaires dans le monde entier ont réagi à la nouvelle de la Nuit de Cristal.
Advice for German-Occupied Nations
This list of tips for “the occupied” distributed by a French citizen during World War II provides a window into what it was like to live in a Nazi-occupied country.
The Battle for Western Europe
Get an overview of the Nazis’ occupation of France and its advances into Western Europe during World War II.
Bystanders at Hartheim Castle
Consider why the residents of Hartheim kept silent about the evidence of mass murder they witnessed in their town throughout World War II.
Bystanders at Hartheim Castle (en español)
Consider why the residents of Hartheim kept silent about the evidence of mass murder they witnessed in their town throughout World War II. This resource is in Spanish.
Témoins passifs des environs du château de Hartheim
Réfléchissez aux raisons pour lesquelles les habitants de Hartheim ont gardé le silence sur les preuves de meurtres de masse dont ils ont été témoins dans leur ville tout au long de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.