Comprehensive World War II and Holocaust Website Published by Spiegel Online
February 16, 2010
Spiegel Online International created a World War II webpage that includes articles, images, timelines, and other resources. They regularly update the site with new articles that provide in-depth coverage of a specific topic related to World War II and the Holocaust.
Articles include:
- The Road to World War II: Why Wasn’t Hitler Stopped
- Holocaust Survivors: Germany Agrees to Raise Compensation for Nazi Victims
- Harnessing Anarchy for Hitler: The Nazis’ Bid to Control Carnival
Photo collections include:
- Images of World War II: How the Camera Became a Weapon
- Pictures of World War II: Hitler in Color
- Photo Gallery: Remembering Buchenwald
This site is an excellent resource for anyone – educators, students and others – interested in learning more about World War II and the Holocaust.
Discussion Questions:
- Spiegel is a major German media company that publishes one of the most popular German newspapers, Der Spiegel. To what extent is it significant, if at all, that a German media company is committed to disseminating information about this painful episode from Germany’s history?
- Every week Spiegel Online International posts new stories about World War II. Why do you think people are still interested in learning more about this history? Since we are constantly learning new information about the past, especially World War II and the Holocaust, some say we can never truly understand what happened. How would you respond to this argument? At what point do you think someone understands the past?
- Find an article or resource on this webpage that is particularly interesting to you. Why did you select this item? What interested you about it?
- How does the information on this website impact your understanding of World War II and the Holocaust? What new information does it provide? How does it reinforce your previous understanding? Does anything on this website contradict what you have learned from other sources?
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