Explore the motives, pressures, and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism and the humanitarian refugee crisis it provoked during the 1930s and 1940s.
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Holocaust
The Armenian Genocide
Teaching the Holocaust and Armenian Genocide: For California Educators
Designed for California 10th grade world history courses, this unit guides students through a study of the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide that focuses on choices and human behavior.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
The Nanjing Atrocities
Teaching the Nanjing Atrocities
Lead students through a study of the Nanjing atrocities, beginning with an examination of imperialism in East Asia and ending with reflection on justice in the aftermath of mass violence.
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Holocaust
World Responses
"Miss American"
Arch Oboler’s 1938 radio play, performed by Katharine Hepburn, pleaded with American audiences to offer more aid to Jewish refugee children. It aired as the country debated over the Wagner-Rogers Bill (Joint Resolution 64).
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Attacks on Houses of Worship
Facilitate discussion in your classroom around the recent attacks in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim places of worship, and explore with students how communities respond after incidents of hate.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Genocide Still Happens
Reflect with your students on what we can do to stop ongoing atrocities and prevent genocide from happening again.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
How the World Votes: India’s Election and Access to Polling Places
Explore ideas around access to voting by learning about India’s general election and the country’s commitment to ensuring that all voters are close to a polling station.
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Justice & Human Rights
Human Rights in the News
Use the UDHR as a framework to help students understand the progress that has been made since the document's adoption and the areas where we continue to fall short in protecting and promoting human rights today.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Responding with Humanity
Explore past and present instances of genocide and encourage students to raise their voices about the devastating impact of such atrocities on individuals, communities, and countries.
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Global Immigration
The Many Faces of Global Migration
Use recent photographs to help students connect to the experiences of migrants and to better understand the scale of global migration.
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Justice & Human Rights
The Targeting of Uighur Muslims in China
Provide students with context for understanding China’s ongoing persecution of the Uighur Muslims and encourage them to consider the experiences of this religious minority group targeted with discriminatory policies and incarceration.
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Justice & Human Rights
UDHR Workshop Day 1 Overview
Listen to the introduction from day one of the UDHR Workshop.