In defense of democracy, a government may need to confront aggression and ask its citizens for sacrifice in wars and providing foreign aid that, in turn, affects the practice of democracy at home. To make informed political decisions about when and ho...

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

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

The Enemy in Our Own Backyard!
The Enemy in Our Own Backyard!

Lesson

For many rural counties, the only exposure to the infamous Nazis was from newspapers, newsreels, and other war time propaganda which portrayed these soldiers as arrogant, deceitful, and even evil...

Why Study History - Return to Normandy
Why Study History - Return to Normandy

Lesson

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...

Holocaust Timeline
Holocaust Timeline
Episode 12

Document

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...