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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
American Experience: America and the Holocaust
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This episode of The American Experience examines the role of the United States in the Holocaust, exploring such issues as American antisemitism and the deliberate suppression of information that European Jews were slated for genocide.
Nazi Telegram with Instructions for Kristallnacht, November 10, 1938
A translation of a telegram sent from Reinhard Heydrich, Major General of the SS, on November 10, 1938, that instructed local German officers on how to carry out the anti-Jewish measures that became known as Kristallnacht.
Nazi Telegram with Instructions for Kristallnacht, November 10, 1938 (en español)
A translation of a telegram sent from Reinhard Heydrich, Major General of the SS, on November 10, 1938, that instructed local German officers on how to carry out the anti-Jewish measures that became known as Kristallnacht. This resource is in Spanish.
Introduction to Antisemitism, its Past and its Present
This overview helps students understand the long history of hatred and discrimination against Jews and how anti-Judaism was transformed in the nineteenth century into antisemitism.
Portrait of George Washington on the Dollar Bill (en español)
This is an image of the 1-dollar bill. This resource is in Spanish.
American ID: Three Words
Individuals from around the world share three words that describe the United States.
Marian Turski: Auschwitz Memorial Speech
Holocaust survivor Marian Turski reflects on the dangers of bystanding in this speech excerpt.
An Introduction to Facing History's Scope and Sequence
Learn about this key component of our pedagogy which describes the journey of discovery about oneself and others.
An Overview of the Refugee Crisis
US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power gives an overview of the refugee crisis in 2016.
“It’s a Courageous Thing to Do”
A student reflects on why it takes courage to wear a yarmulke or kippah.