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Timeline of the Holocaust InteractiveTimeline of the Holocaust Interactive
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Echoes & Reflections
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Grade
9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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Timeline of the Holocaust

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An interactive timeline uses images, videos, primary source documents, and links to informational text to chronicle the history of the Holocaust from 1933-1945.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the holocaust, world war ii, timelines, adolf hitler, the treaty of versailles, the nuremberg trials, concentration camps, antisemitism

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the timeline to provide an overview of a study of the Holocaust or at the end of a unit to unify understanding and show the progression of events

Classroom Considerations

  • Set aside considerable prep time to explore each link in the timeline to determine how to incorporate the materials into your instruction
  • Use materials from the timeline to supplement information found in the course textbook

Pros

  • Although the timeline takes considerable time to download, it is easy to navigate
  • Begins with the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the Treaty of Versailles and ends with the Nuremberg Trials

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.11-12.7 RI.9-10.7

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