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The History Place

The History Place: The Rise of Adolf Hitler: The Reichstag Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Hitler's first days as Chancellor and the burning of the Reichstag by Communists. Hitler brought in an Emergency Decree to quell the dissent of the Communists, exaggerated in the media under pressure by Hitler.
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BBC

Bbc: New Orleans Violence 'Overstated'

For Students 9th - 10th
Amid reports that there was an increase in crime and violence in New Orleans during in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this September 2005 article contends that those reports were exaggerated.
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State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Windmills

For Students 9th - 10th
Windmills were so common along the North Carolina coast at the time of the Civil War that Charles F. Johnson, a Union soldier stationed on Hatteras Island, later wrote that there were "a greater number than I supposed were in existence...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Age of Exploration: Christopher Columbus

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of Christopher Columbus, of how he became an explorer, his encounter with the Arawak people in the Caribbean, and the exaggerated tales he told the King and Queen of Spain when he returned to Europe.

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