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![A group of high school students sit at desks in conversation.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2023-10/AdobeStock_254378868.jpg?itok=f6YAphey)
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.
When Money Had No Value
Learn what caused Germany's hyperinflation in the 1920s, and how economic crisis contributed to a mood of uncertainty in the Weimar Republic.
![A woman takes a basket of banknotes to buy cabbage at a market during the 1933 hyperinflation in Weimar Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image11_Medium_res.jpg?h=743bf4af&itok=TikJcpxP)
Who Is to Blame for the Inflation?
Consider why Jews in the Weimar Republic were made into scapegoats for Germany’s economic crisis and hyperinflation.
![This German election poster from 1930 says, “Work, Freedom, and Bread–Vote National Socialist!""](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image15_Medium_res.jpg?h=91911040&itok=T4-iosds)
Women in the Weimar Republic
Learn what defined the “new woman” in Weimar Germany and read about society's resistance to women’s changing roles in politics and the workforce.
![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.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image12_Medium_res.jpg?h=7627bb82&itok=YljeUuli)
Youth and Belonging in the Weimar Republic
Firsthand accounts from youth in the Weimar Republic shed light on what it was like to come of age during this period of change in Germany.
![A woman takes a basket of banknotes to buy cabbage at a market during the 1933 hyperinflation in Weimar Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image11_Medium_res.jpg?h=743bf4af&itok=TikJcpxP)
An Agreement with the Catholic Church
Learn about the concordat that Hitler and the Catholic Church signed in 1933, and the compromises and gains involved for both parties.
![On the night of January 30, 1933, SA men paraded with torches through Berlin to celebrate Hitler’s appointment as chancellor.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image01_Medium_res.jpg?h=cb9047e7&itok=dS39ItLX)
"The Battle for Work"
Learn about the Nazis’ job creation program during their first year in power, which pursued both reemployment and military rearmament.
![German military recruits swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image02_Medium_res.jpg?h=827069f2&itok=yrklK-Ep)
The Critical Work of Young Adult Literature
In this article, scholar Jennifer Buehler argues for the inclusion of YA literature in the ELA classroom and the value of providing students with books about kids their age.
Breeding the New German "Race"
Learn about the sterilization law in Nazi Germany and other measures taken by the Nazis to ensure the purity of the Aryan race.
![Germans look on as the Reichstag building burns on February 27, 1933.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=40d6a7d7&itok=r2g1_XRV)
Breeding the New German "Race" (en español)
Learn about the sterilization law in Nazi Germany and other measures taken by the Nazis to ensure the purity of the Aryan race. This resource is in Spanish.
![Germans look on as the Reichstag building burns on February 27, 1933.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch05_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=40d6a7d7&itok=r2g1_XRV)
Are Apologies Enough?
Consider two Indigenous leaders' reflections on the shortcomings of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's public apology in achieving movement toward justice and reconciliation.
![Graphic from cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/SL_graphic5.png?h=bc3345c8&itok=_uc8CaVR)
Est-ce que les excuses sont suffisantes?
Réfléchissez sur ce que deux leaders autochtones disent sur les manquements qu’ils ont constatés en ce qui concerne la réconciliation et la justice dans les excuses publiques faites par le premier ministre Stephen Harper.
![Graphic from cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/SL_graphic5.png?h=bc3345c8&itok=_uc8CaVR)