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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.
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor, Part 2
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany.
Law for the Protection of German Blood and Honor, Part 2 (en español)
Use this excerpt from the Nuremberg Laws in a Big Paper activity that will help students understand the role of laws in Nazi Germany. This resource is in Spanish.
Youth in Society Anticipation Guide
Use these statements about the role of youth in society to complete a Four Corners activity.
Youth in Society Anticipation Guide (en español)
Use these statements about the role of youth in society to complete a Four Corners activity. This resource is in Spanish.
Kristallnacht Testimony Viewing Guide
Help students process Elsbeth Lewin's video testimony about Kristallnacht by taking notes on this handout.
Complicity and Cultural Figures in the Third Reich: Navigating the Grey Zone
Jonathan Petropoulos discusses the choices four German artists made under Nazi rule.
We the People in the United States
Learn how the US Constitution’s promise of equal protection under the law has been questioned throughout US history in debates over issues such as women's right to vote and birthright citizenship.
Asian Americans: Breaking Ground
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In episode one, new immigrants arrive from China, India, Japan, the Philippines, and beyond. Eventually barred by anti-Asian laws, they become America’s first “undocumented immigrants.”
Asian Americans: A Question of Loyalty
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In episode two, an American-born generation straddles their birth country and their familial homelands in Asia. This episode also examines the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Asian Americans: Good Americans
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In episode three, Asian American and Pacific Islanders are simultaneously heralded as a "model minority" and suspected as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War years. AAPI individuals also aspire for the first time to national political office.
Asian Americans: Generation Rising
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In episode four, a young generation fights for equality in the fields, on campuses, and in the culture, and claim a new identity: Asian Americans.