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Standard USHC-7.4

USHC-7.4 Summarize the economic, humanitarian, and diplomatic effects of World War II, including the end of the Great Depression, the Holocaust, the war crimes trials, and the creation of Israel.

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Title:
Why Study History - Return to Normandy
Why Study History - Return to Normandy

Lesson

Grades: 5, 7, 11

With an understanding of the importance of the D-Day invasion to the people of France, and to the world in helping end the tyranny of fascism and the oppression of Hitler’s Nazi regime, answer the...

Map - Holocaust Deaths
Map - Holocaust Deaths
Episode 10

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The map shows the numbers of Jews killed by the Nazis in each country.
Holocaust Timeline
Holocaust Timeline
Episode 12

Document

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Learn the series of events that led to the Holocaust and related events that occurred during this period.. 1933 January 30: Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany. March 5: Hitler receives strong vote...
Holocaust Glossary | Holocaust Forum
Holocaust Glossary | Holocaust Forum

Document

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Learn key terms from the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism. Acts or feelings against Jews; takes the form of prejudice, dislike, fear, discrimination, and persecution. Aryan. A term used by the Nazis to mean a...
 Rudy Herz, Part 2 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Rudy Herz, Part 2 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1925, Rudy Herz heard of Hitler in school when, in 1935, textbooks took on a Germanic nationalistic slant, the Swastika flag was flown, and Jews lost privileges. His...
 Rudy Herz, Part 5 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Rudy Herz, Part 5 | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Born in Cologne, Germany, in 1925, Rudy Herz heard of Hitler in school when, in 1935, textbooks took on a Germanic nationalistic slant, the Swastika flag was flown, and Jews lost privileges. His...
 Renee Kolender | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Renee Kolender | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Born near Warsaw in 1922, Renee Kolender experienced a good childhood until war broke out, ending school, ending everything. Children were taken from the streets to work each day. Her family was...
 Max Krautler | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust
Max Krautler | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Born in 1917 in Poland, Max Krautler lived there until the outbreak of the war. He grew up amidst anti-Semitism and rumors of Hitler in the newspaper prior to the war. His family was moved into a...