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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.
Dr. Hong Zheng Reflects on his Earliest Memories of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Dr. Hong Zheng reflects on his earliest memory as a five year old during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Japanese airplanes dropped bombs around his village, forcing his family to seek shelter in an air raid shelter.
The Holocaust: The Range of Responses
Use this handout in a Jigsaw activity that asks students to explore the range of responses to the Holocaust.
Elsbeth Lewin Remembers Kristallnacht
Holocaust survivor Elsbeth Lewin describes her and her family's experience of Kristallnacht in Mainz, Germany.
They Have Stolen Our Lands
Read this 1910 statement by chiefs of the Shuswap, Okanagan, and Couteau nations that sheds light on how Indigenous Peoples viewed Europeans during this period.
Ils ont volé nos terres
Lisez cette déclaration faite en 1910 par les chefs des nations Shuswap, Okanagan, et Couteau qui met en lumière la façon dont les Peuples Autochtones percevaient les Européens pendant cette période.
Killing the Indian in the Child
Learn about the goal of assimilation held by many in colonial Canada and its influence on the creation of the Indian Residential Schools system.
Tuer l'Indien dans l'enfant
Apprenez-en plus sur l’objectif de l’assimilation des Peuples Autochtones, tel que préconisé par plusieurs personnes au Canada à l’époque coloniale ainsi que sur son influence sur l’élaboration du système des pensionnats autochtones.
Everyone Has A Story - Arn Chorn-Pond
Arn Chorn-Pond tells his story as a refugee from the Cambodian Genocide.
Eyewitness to Buchenwald
Leon Bass, an African-American soldier, describes his experiences entering the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945.