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Curated OER

French: The Resistance and Occupation during World War II

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students in advanced French classes examine the French resistance during world War II. They discover what it was like living in an occupied country while increasing their vocabulary skills and applying the conditional verb tense....
PPT
Curated OER

7th Grade German

For Teachers 3rd
Each of these slides has clear images, text, and short summaries which will introduce basic facts about Germany to your students.  There are photographs to accompany facts about important events in World War I and II, and also some...
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Curated OER

Die Weisse Rose: German History

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students conduct research on a German anti-Nazi group named "Die Weisse Rose", the White Rose, that eventually lost their lives for their resistance to Nazi rule. They view films, access the Internet, prepare responsive narratives to the...
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Curated OER

In the Original Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine primary documents regarding the Holocaust. For this World War II lesson, students read and translate primary documents in their original language regarding the Holocaust. Students discuss the content of the documents.
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Curated OER

Nous Nous Souvenons: French-Canadians

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research the French-Canadian influence in northern New York. They interview families of French-Canadian descent, research immigration history, visit a French restaurant, write narratives about their experiences interviewing...
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Curated OER

Dos mapas de Florida, el Caribe y parte de Sur America

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What can maps tell us about the past? Find out with a Spanish lesson that incorporates geography. After examining maps individually, comparing two old maps of Spanish Florida and writing notes in the provided Venn diagram, pupils pair up...
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Curated OER

Multas

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Combine history and Spanish instruction with an exploration of descriptions of fines given in Florida in 1790. Partners read the brief text, fill out a graphic organizer about the crimes described, and interview each other about fines....
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University of Texas at Austin

Ut Library: Perry Castaneda World War Ii Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent collection of WWII maps. Scroll down for selections from the European Theater of the war.
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Mount Holyoke College

Post War Ii Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures of the post-war years in Germany. Some of the pictures are clickable which give you more information on what Germany was like after the war.
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Other

Euronet: World War Two Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Only one of the many links from Euronet is in German, for those of you who may be up to it. As of this writing, some links are no longer active. But of what remains there is still more information than you could ever work through!
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Hedy Lamarr

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000 CE), the movie actress who "helped the Allies win World War II" through her involvement in inventing "a classified communication system."
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 8 May 1945 Collapse and New Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th
The end of the war and the early post-war period of 1945/46 is reflected in these posters shown in an imformative photographic exhibit.
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CZBrats

Cz Brat: 1955 Treaty: The National Guard in Ascendance

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is part of the Web of "CZ Brats," a site about the Panama Canal and Canal Zone. The article is about the temporary shift in power in Panama from the civilian aristocracy to the National Police, which occurred immediately after...
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Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: Postwar Occupation and Division

For Students 9th - 10th
The division of political views following World War II was both social and physical. Four Occupation Zones were located throughout Germany. The Allies worked diligently to ensure Germany would not destroy peace in the world again. This...
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Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: Frg and Gdr

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise account of the birth of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic in the years following World War II.
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Other

Lebendiges Museum Online: Kriegszerstorung

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Lebendiges Museum Online describes the extent of damage caused to Germany by allied bombings. There is also a video. Written in German.
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Other

Lebendiges Museum Online: Erwin Rommel, 1891 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This website from the Lebendiges Museum Online contains a chronology-style biography of Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel. Content also includes links to more detailed information about the events surrounding various aspects of the...

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