Learn about how Poland’s economic depression in the 1920s and 1930s divided citizens along religious lines.
Learn about how Poland’s economic depression in the 1920s and 1930s divided citizens along religious lines.
Read the text of the Enabling Act, the law many historians argue was the legal basis for Hitler’s dictatorship in Nazi Germany.
From Ervin Staub's book, The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence, this excerpt examines the psychological and social background of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.
Learn about the Nazis’ creation of death camps designed exclusively to carry out mass murder.
Learn about how the Allies established the international tribunal that was responsible for conducting the trials of Germany’s leaders after World War II.
Read a Jewish partisan’s account of how his unit gained the trust and respect of the local population while resisting the Germans.
Evaluate the state of World War II in 1941 using maps and historical context.
Reflect on the true story of a father who dared to challenge the education his children received in Nazi Germany.
Explore how Jewish leaders in the Warsaw ghetto debated how to oppose the Nazis.
Read about the experiences of a Jewish partisan fighting against the Germans in Poland during World War II.
Learn about the restricted rights and membership of Jews in newly unified Germany, and antisemitism's pervasiveness across Europe during this period.
Consider how the return of peace and prosperity in Germany in 1924 affected the popularity of extremist groups like the Nazis.