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Decision-Making in Times of Fear and Crisis
Help students analyze a reading about the choices made by a person or group during Kristallnacht.
How to Cite This Handout
Facing History & Ourselves, “Decision-Making in Times of Fear and Crisis”, last updated March 12, 2018.
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