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German Voting Ballot, 1938

Sample voting ballot asking if Austrians support Germany’s annexation On April 10, 1938, Austrians were asked whether they supported the March 13 Anschluss. 99.75% of voters said that they supported Germany’s annexation of Austria into the Third Reich.

Last Updated: July 22, 2022

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The Holocaust

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Find videos, lessons, and additional resources that build on the themes explored in Holocaust and Human Behavior.

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Students create working definitions of stereotype as they examine the human behavior of applying categories to people and things.

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Students learn a new concept, universe of obligation, and use it to analyze the ways that their society designates who is deserving of respect and caring.

A chalkboard with a hand-drawn Universe of Obligation diagram of concentric circles on it.

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Students reflect on the idea of democracy as they analyze the politics, economics, and culture of Germany during the period of the Weimar Republic.

A crowd of women standing in line at a polling station in the Weimar Republic in 1919, the first year women were allowed to vote.

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Students learn about the experiences of people in Nazi Germany through a variety of firsthand accounts and identify the range of choices that they faced.

A group of boys in Hitler Youth uniforms walk through a field

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Get Spanish-language versions of popular readings from Holocaust and Human Behavior.

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Students begin the unit's historical case study by exploring the brutal realities of World War I and the impact of the armistice and the Treaty of Versailles.

Unit

Use this 23-lesson unit to lead middle or high school students through a study of the Holocaust that asks what this history can teach us about the power and impact of choices.

Assessment

In step 1 of the unit assessment, students develop an initial position for an argumentative essay in response to a question about the importance and impact of choices in history.

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In step 2 of the unit assessment, students start to gather evidence from historical sources that supports or challenges their initial thinking about the writing prompt.

Two female students writing at their desk.

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In step 3 of the unit assessment, students address the writing prompt in a journal reflection and start to evaluate the quality and relevance of the evidence they are gathering.

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In step 4 of the unit assessment, students review the documents and videos from Lessons 14-18 and consider which information supports, expands, or challenges their thinking about the writing prompt.

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German Voting Ballot, 1938

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Subject

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Recommended Resources for Holocaust and Human Behavior

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