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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Nazi Germany 1933 to 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
An 18-chapter e-book that covers the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany up to the outbreak of World War II.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: 1939 1945: Quest for a Nazi Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
A 20-chapter book on the history of Nazi Germany over the course of the Second World War.
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PBS

Pbs: Bombing Nazi Dams

For Students 9th - 10th
It was 1943, and the British were retaliating. Here is the story of the famous Lancaster bomber and the brave British pilots that tried to stop Nazi Germany.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Nazi Holocaust 1938 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Rise of the Nazis and Beginning of Persecution

For Students 9th - 10th
The Nazi's goal was to expunge the Jewish people from society and strip them of all their rights. As Hitler rose to power, procedures were put in place to reach these goals. Read background information on the Nazi's rise to power and...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Germany's Sculptor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hitler used art and images as propaganda during WWII. Students will use these primary sources to recognize the manipulation used by the Nazi regime. They will learn how to analyze and recognize the propaganda techniques used by...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The Nazi Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
A piece from the Jewish Virtual Library on the propaganda promoting the myth of Aryan racial superiority and physical power.
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Other

Calvin College: Nazi and East German Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of visual and printed propaganda material from 1933 to 1989 centers around the rise of the Nazi Party, World War II from the Nazi perspective, and East German Communism.
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Gestapo

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a discussion of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany with links to additional related information.
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AllRefer

All refer.com: East Germany: Foundation of the People's Police

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Anti Jewish Legislation in Prewar Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Anti-Jewish Legislation in Prewar Germany" by The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Non Jewish Victims of Persecution in Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Hitler not only targeted Jews, but he also persecuted Gypsies, homosexuals, and the disabled. These groups were considered socio-racial problems that needed to be exterminated. Read a summary of each of these groups and view primary...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: The Nazi Soviet Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the alliances that were forming between countries in the lead-up to the outbreak of World War II, the negotiations between Hitler and Mussolini, and the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed by Germany and Russia.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Triumph of Hitler: Nazis March Into the Rhineland

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Hitler's decision to violate the Treaty of Versailles and the buildup of Germany's army in preparation for the occupation and reclamation of the Rhineland, an area which had become a demilitarized zone after World War I.
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A&E Television

History.com: After Wwii, Survivors of Nazi Horrors Found Community in Displaced Persons Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
Though the legacy of World War II Nazi death camps looms over Europe, a lesser-known camp network arose after the war with a diametrically opposed vision: to give traumatized populations a new lease on life. Established by the victorious...
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The History Place

The History Place: Images of Anschluss

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides archived photos with captions showing Nazi rule in Austria. A link to return to a WWII Timeline is also included.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Enter the Bunker

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the succession of defeats experienced by the Germans as the Allied forces advanced. Hitler conscripted old men who had served in WWI and young boys, sending them into battle where most died. Meanwhile he enacted a...
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: Running Out of Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events in the latter part of the war when Germany's forces were being attacked on three fronts, the cities were being bombed, Hitler's military commanders were losing faith in him, and an attempt was made to assassinate...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jehovah's Witnesses: Persecution 1870 1936

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the Jehovah's Witnesses, especially in Germany, and the persecution they faced in Germany from the Nazis.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jehovah's Witnesses

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany during World War II, their attitudes toward the Nazis and the war, and their subsequent treatment by the Nazis.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: Jewish Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes the various organized and individual resistance movements and actions taken by Jews in Germany and throughout Europe during World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Concentration Camps, 1933 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
Article detailing the development and use of concentration camps in pre-World War II Germany to detain political enemies, subversives, and so-called "social deviants."
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: White Rose

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of "The White Rose," a student resistance group in Germany during World War II.

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