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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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Reading
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.
![Photo of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II posing in uniform.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch3_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=7101d55d&itok=pRrU0J5d)
Do You Take the Oath?
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Reflect on the choices and actions of two Germans who had to decide whether or not to pledge an oath of loyalty to Hitler.
![German military recruits swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image02_Medium_res.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=yrklK-Ep)
Do You Take the Oath? (en español)
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In Spanish, reflect on the choices and actions of two Germans who had to decide whether or not to pledge an oath of loyalty to Hitler. This resource is in Spanish.
![German military recruits swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image02_Medium_res.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=yrklK-Ep)
The Empty Table
Read a German Jew’s firsthand account of being alienated by her friends her during the Nazis' first year in power.
![German military recruits swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image02_Medium_res.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=yrklK-Ep)
Hitler in Power
Consider the motivations and expectations of Paul von Hindenburg when he appointed Hitler to chancellor of Germany.
![Freikorps soldiers during their attempt to overthrow the Weimar government and restore the monarchy in an attempted coup known as the Kapp Putsch in March 1920.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image14_Medium_res.jpg?h=83f3d97f&itok=18Rs8QaX)
Hitler in Power (UK)
Consider the motivations and expectations of Paul von Hindenburg when he appointed Hitler to chancellor of Germany.
![Freikorps soldiers during their attempt to overthrow the Weimar government and restore the monarchy in an attempted coup known as the Kapp Putsch in March 1920.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image14_Medium_res.jpg?h=83f3d97f&itok=18Rs8QaX)
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.
![Freikorps soldiers during their attempt to overthrow the Weimar government and restore the monarchy in an attempted coup known as the Kapp Putsch in March 1920.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image14_Medium_res.jpg?h=83f3d97f&itok=18Rs8QaX)
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.
![Freikorps soldiers during their attempt to overthrow the Weimar government and restore the monarchy in an attempted coup known as the Kapp Putsch in March 1920.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image14_Medium_res.jpg?h=83f3d97f&itok=18Rs8QaX)
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.
![Poster featuring antisemitic caricature of a Jewish figure.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image13_Medium_res.jpg?h=91de06ad&itok=fqk1q0wG)
A New Economic Crisis
Gain insight into the devastating poverty, unemployment, and hopelessness experienced by Germans during the Great Depression.
![This German election poster from 1930 says, “Work, Freedom, and Bread–Vote National Socialist!""](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image15_Medium_res.jpg?h=91911040&itok=T4-iosds)
The November Revolution
Learn about the political uprisings in Germany after World War I that resulted in the fall of the German empire.
![A woman takes a basket of banknotes to buy cabbage at a market during the 1933 hyperinflation in Weimar Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image11_Medium_res.jpg?h=743bf4af&itok=TikJcpxP)