History

This segment of the Scope and Sequence examines the primary historical case study of Holocaust and Human Behavior, as well as other instances of intolerance, mass violence and genocide, in each case exploring the small steps which led to these difficult periods in history. By focusing on these histories, students grasp the complexities of the past, while also connecting it to their lives today.
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America and the Holocaust Study Guide
This study guide accompanies the documentary America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference and offers a disturbing look at the choices Americans made at a time when the Germans were labeling, isolating, humiliating, and eventually murdering European Jews and others they considered "undesirable.
Publication January 24, 2008
America and the Holocaust: Deceit and Indifference

81 minutes, black & white and color
Source: Social Studies School Service

Library Resource December 15, 2009
American Civil Liberties Union: A History

60 minutes
Source: Films for the Humanities

More than 80 years after its founding, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) remains one of the most influential and controversial organizations in America, whose relentless commitment to defending the Bill of Rights brings the organization both praise and criticism from the left and right of the political spectrum. This documentary tells the story of the ACLU, its landmark cases, internal politics and its fiery founder, Roger Baldwin.

Library Resource December 15, 2009
Anne Frank in the World Exhibit Study Guide
The purpose of this guide is to prepare teachers and students to view the exhibition, Anne Frank in the World, 1929-1945, while incorporating perspectives and themes highlighted in the Facing History and Ourselves program.
Publication February 23, 2008

Armenian Genocide Lesson Two: We and They, the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire locked

Lesson Plan March 19, 2008

Armenian Genocide Lesson Two: We and They, the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire locked

Lesson Plan March 19, 2008
Auschwitz Death Camp: Oprah, Elie Wiesel

47 minutes
Source: Harpo Productions

Library Resource December 15, 2009
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State

6 hours on 2 DVDs

Library Resource December 15, 2009
Becoming American: Immigration Experiences
Lesson Plan March 26, 2008
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience

4 episodes, 90 minutes each
Source: PBS Video

What does it mean to become American? In interviews with historians, descendants, and recent immigrants, Bill Moyers explores this question through the experience of the Chinese in America.

Library Resource December 15, 2009
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