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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.
Survivors and Memory
Reflect on the challenges that face survivors of the Holocaust in living with their memories and in sharing their stories.
![Two boys sit on a branch in the foreground looking out at destroyed buildings and countryside.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_Image01.jpg?h=0255e088&itok=tQ7ZpqSZ)
Transitional Justice in Germany
Learn about the concept of transitional justice and reflect on ways that Germany as a nation has faced its past and accepted responsibility for the Holocaust.
![In Kassel, Germany, artist Horst Hoheisel created a “counter-memorial” marking the site where a majestic fountain built by a Jewish citizen once stood; it had been destroyed by Nazis in 1939.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_image15_Medium_res.jpg?h=c6d0d1c4&itok=Gb3MH30L)
Transitional Justice in Germany (en español)
Learn about the concept of transitional justice and reflect on ways that Germany as a nation has faced its past and accepted responsibility for the Holocaust. This resource is in Spanish.
![In Kassel, Germany, artist Horst Hoheisel created a “counter-memorial” marking the site where a majestic fountain built by a Jewish citizen once stood; it had been destroyed by Nazis in 1939.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_image15_Medium_res.jpg?h=c6d0d1c4&itok=Gb3MH30L)
Transitional Justice in South Africa
Learn about South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and consider how it enabled the country to face a history of violence, hatred, and discrimination.
![Miami Beach is home to a large number of Holocaust survivors, who commissioned this memorial by architect Kenneth Treister in 1990. The outstretched arm is almost four stories tall.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_image20_Medium_res.jpg?h=5bfab19b&itok=N--PKP-3)
Transitional Justice in South Africa (en español)
Learn about South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and consider how it enabled the country to face a history of violence, hatred, and discrimination. This resource is in Spanish
![Miami Beach is home to a large number of Holocaust survivors, who commissioned this memorial by architect Kenneth Treister in 1990. The outstretched arm is almost four stories tall.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_image20_Medium_res.jpg?h=5bfab19b&itok=N--PKP-3)
The United Nations
Learn about the formation of the United Nations and the principles outlined in its charter.
![Map highlighting United Nations founding member countries in blue.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Map_101_UN_Founding_Members_1945.jpg?h=38e4958f&itok=7r-BUgym)
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Learn about the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Eleanor Roosevelt’s role in its creation.
![The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948. It states the basic rights and freedoms to which all people are entitled.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch11_Image06.jpg?h=ed1c7bf1&itok=weQG1TuY)
Changes at School under the Nazis
Kurt Klein, who emigrated from Walldorf, Germany, to the United States in 1937, recalls how Nazi policies and propaganda affected his life at school.
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Letter to California Students
Share this letter with students as a way to introduce them to the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
![Photo of two students studying](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/SL_190523_0563.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=NRWd9CQS)
Letter to California Parents and Guardians
Share this letter with parents and guardians to provide them with an overview of the Teaching the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide unit.
![A Facing History educator speaks to a classroom of parents](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/LosAngeles_Classroom_%202018_FH287237.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=aj9noxf1)
The Danger of a Single Story Viewing/Reading Guide
Help students process Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk with these prompts.
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