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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.
A Refugee Crisis
Consider how nations around the world responded to the Jewish refugee crisis created by Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria.
Targeting Poland
Get insight into the German public opinion on Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939 with these primary source excerpts.
Thoroughly Reprehensible Behavior
Read a report from the disciplinary hearing of a German college student who chose to help his Jewish neighbors after Kristallnacht.
World Responses to Kristallnacht
Consider how leaders like FDR, clergy members, and ordinary people around the world responded to the news of Kristallnacht.
Voices from the Warsaw Ghetto
Learn about the Oyneg Shabes, a group in the Warsaw ghetto that documented Nazi crimes and the daily lives of the ghetto's residents.
Waging a Racial War
Consider how Nazi Germany's ideas about race determined how they treated soldiers, prisoners, and civilians during World War II.
The War against Poland: Speed and Brutality
Examine how Nazi Germany's army targeted both the Polish army and the people of Poland as it waged war.
The War on Jews in Poland
Build your understanding of the Nazis’ devastating treatment of the Jews in Poland during the German occupation.
Choiceless Choices
Consider the experiences of Jewish prisoners who were forced to help German guards murder other prisoners.
Deciding to Act
Marion Prichard reflects on rescue, heroism, and the choices she and others in German-occupied Amsterdam made during the Holocaust.
Denmark: A Nation Takes Action
Learn about the people of Denmark’s collective effort to hide and rescue Jews from deportation during the Holocaust.