AllRefer
All refer.com: East Germany: Foundation of the People's Police
This site describes the origin and transformation of former Nazi soldiers into East German police. Attempts to explain why it was created and Joseph Stalin's intent to control Eastern Europe.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Fdr: Robert Dallek, Historian
An interview with Robert Hallek who discusses the foreign policy decisions made by Franklin Roosevelt prior to World War II. Read about the commitment Roosevelt made to Winston Churchill to fight against the Nazis in Europe.
The History Place
The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: Success and a Suicide
Describes the early successes of the Nazi Party, problems with the SA storm troopers, Hitler's relationship with his niece, and her suicide.
Other
Master of Death: Reinhard Heydrich
This site provides information about the Nazi leader, Reinhard Heydrich, including a number of pictures of Heydrich and victims of the Holocaust.
Other
European Library: A Roma Journey
Digitized collection of materials (photographs, paintings, recordings, texts) communicates the essential character of Romany culture, with some documentation related to persecution of the Roma by the Nazis.
Other
Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team: Chelmno Death Camp
An article on the death camp Chemnlo, which was located in Poland and established in order to exterminate the Jewish population of the Warthegau territory annexed to Nazi Germany. Highlights important dates in the camp's history and...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Liberation
The liberation of the Nazi camps was not a primary objective of the Allied military campaign. However, as they crossed Europe and saw the atrocities, the troops freed prisoners and gave them medical treatment. Understand more about the...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Bulgaria: History
A good look at the history of Bulgaria from its beginnings in the 7th century up to the current times. Find out about its place in the Ottoman Empire, collaboration with the Nazis in World War II, and its overthrow of Communism....
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Wernher Von Braun
Find out about one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology, who invented the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States.
Read Works
Read Works: Escape From Kiev
[Free Registration/Login Required] An elementary school student named Nicole interviews her grandfather about his experiences as a Jew when the Nazis invaded his home in the Soviet Union. A question sheet is available to help students...
Read Works
Read Works: Children in the Shadows
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a Jewish child living in hiding in Nazi occupied Belgium. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Another Missing Person
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Ulrich whose Jewish friend Anne did not show up to school in Nazi occupied Amsterdam. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Manhattan Project
Read about the Manhattan Project, the United States' attempt to create an atomic bomb before the scientists in Nazi Germany were able to.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Edward R. Murrow's Report From Buchenwald
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a moving account of Murrow's visit to the Nazi concentration camp. Brief, but powerful.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Ghettos in Poland (1939 1941)
Map of Jewish ghettos in Poland established by the Nazi's during the German occupation of Poland. Includes a short description.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Life in the Warsaw Ghetto
Essay describing lives of Jewish people who were sent to live in the Warsaw Ghetto while the Nazis occupied Poland.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak
Death narrates a poignant tale of collecting lives and stories through Nazi Germany while constantly circling back to Liesel, who survives because of the love she shares and her love of language. Selected (6) reading passages (grades...
Other
Simply Psychology: Social Psychology: Obedience to Authority
Introduces the concept of obedience to authority and explains how it is different from conformity. Includes three downloadable articles on Stanley Milgram's famous experiments on obedience, which discuss how his research might help to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Escape to Freedom
Students will read Number the Stars by Lois Lowrey. This novel about World War II, the Holocaust, and heroism, provides the topic for an inquiry-based, interdisciplinary lesson. Students will utilize their skills in technology and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How Hate Changes Society
Government classes usually focus on the workings of the United States Government alone. In this unit of study, young scholars will compare the United States government with that of pre-Nazi Germany. This unit will demonstrate to students...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Ruby Ridge (Weaver) Trial (1993)
In the 1980s, the mountainous panhandle of northern Idaho became a magnet for right-wingers of all stripes. Government-haters, minority-haters, immigrant-haters, and modern culture-haters all found refuge in the sparsely-populated...
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Putting the Merchant of Venice in Context: A Summary of Sources
This summary of sources is a quick and easy way to explore the contexts for The Merchant of Venice - from early modern ideas about trade and usury, Venice and Jewish culture to 20th-century productions by both Nazis and Yiddish companies...
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Moments When Radio Helped Bring Americans Together
These are just a few of the historic radio broadcasts that seemed to have the whole nation listening. This article discusses eight of the most seminal moments in radio -- from KDKA's 's live nighttime Fireside Chats, the 'Fight of the...
The History Place
The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
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