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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.
The League of Nations
Analyze the goals and responsibilities of the League of Nations written into the Treaty of Versailles after World War I.
Negotiating Peace
Learn about the concessions that the Treaty of Versailles required from Germany after its defeat in World War I.
Negotiating Peace (en español)
Learn about the concessions that the Treaty of Versailles required from Germany after its defeat in World War I. This resource is in Spanish.
People without Papers
Learn about the refugee crisis that developed in the immediate aftermath of World War I.
Russia Quits the War
Learn about the relationship between World War I and Russia's Bolshevik Revolution.
Self-Determination
Explore the concept of self-determination after World War I through excerpts from Wilson’s Fourteen Points.
The Beginning of the Nazi Party
Consider why the Nazi Party platform and Adolf Hitler attracted followers in the wake of Germany’s defeat in World War I.
Creating a Constitutional Government
Examine the rights, protections, and democratic aspirations in the constitution of Germany’s newly formed democracy, the Weimar Republic.
The First Nazi Uprising
Read about the role of Hitler’s trial and imprisonment after the Beer Hall Putsch in bringing him to German national attention.
War Fever in Vienna
Explore this firsthand description of Austria's atmosphere of excitement and fraternity at the outbreak of World War I.
Western Front at the Cinema
Consider how British leaders used the war film Battle of the Somme to sway the public's opinion about World War I.