Totalitarian Regimes
Authoritarian, dictatorial, or coercive governments.
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Dissent in the Weimar Republic: The Art of George Grosz
This outline examines the experiences of German painter George Grosz during the turbulent years of the Weimar Republic, and provides students with opportunities to interpret his paintings as a means to deepen their understanding of the political, economic, and social tensions of the period. | Lesson Plan | 02/23/2008 - 09:35 |
Elements of TimeElements of Time serves as a companion to the Facing History video collection of Holocaust testimonies. The companion manual describes the context for and content of video testimonies dealing with a wide range of themes pertinent to the study of the Holocaust and human behavior. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:20 |
Exploring Obedience: Germany under the Nazis
This outline offers several ways
for students to examine the critical decisions facing German youth and
citizens during the 1930s. The question of whether or not one pledged
an oath of allegiance to the Nazi Party presented citizens with a
decision that not only affected themselves, but their families and
communities. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 18:00 |
From Modern Art to Degenerate ArtIn 1937, Germany's National Socialist government seized over 16,000 modernist artworks by over 1,400 artists from German public museums and displayed over 650 of them in the Entartete Kunst, or Degenerate Art exhibition. | Publication | 02/23/2008 - 19:54 |
History and Culture of the Roma: Living as the Other
This lesson
outline can provide students with a background on the history of the
Roma, and the challenges they have faced living as "the other" within
many European communities. The outline connects to a variety of
informational websites on the language, culture, and history of the
Roma. | Lesson Plan | 02/24/2008 - 18:52 |
Holocaust and Human BehaviorOur core work, Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior provides an interdisciplinary approach to citizenship education. Students move from thought to judgment to participation as they confront the moral questions inherent in a study of violence, racism, antisemitism and bigotry. | Publication | 03/09/2008 - 13:23 |
How Democracy Produced a Monster(New York Times, February 3, 2008) The article, "How Democracy Produced a Monster," analyzes how Hitler came to power in a democracy, and reminds us that even today democratic institutions can be used to create authoritarian rule. | Facing Today | 03/11/2008 - 17:23 |
Literature and History: A Talk by Author Azar NafisiIn her talk, Azar Nafisi highlights some of the themes discussed in her best-selling memoir, Reading "Lolita" in Tehran: A Memoir in Books. She speaks about the power of literature to build transnational communities, to liberate readers from the confines of their reality, and to imagine a better world. | Video Clip | 03/11/2008 - 09:58 |
Nuremberg and the Search for Justice in South Africa
This lesson
outline explores the critical connection between the Nuremberg Trials
and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. By
comparing these two distinct efforts, students can closely examine the
challenges and potential benefits facing a community seeking justice in
the aftermath of genocide and mass violence. | Lesson Plan | 03/16/2008 - 11:58 |
Obedience and Conformity: Police Battalion 101
How can we explain
the behavior of individuals who followed orders, and committed
atrocities and murder during the Holocaust? Why did some choose to obey
authority rather than resist? This lesson outline explores these
questions and others through a detailed study of perpetrators of
horrific violence during the Holocaust. | Lesson Plan | 03/16/2008 - 14:45 |
