Explore the impact and lasting legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Explore the impact and lasting legacy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Consider the significance of the public burning of books deemed in Nazi Germany in 1933 (Spanish available).
Explore past theories of what makes us human and the beginnings of the theory that humanity is divided into separate and unequal races.
Learn how Eleanor Roosevelt came to join the United Nations delegation from the United States.
Read Winston Churchill's reflections on the casualties and horrors of World War I.
Investigate a primary source text that outlines the Nazis' vision for women in German society.
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.
Consider how the Nazis leveraged Hitler’s public image in their pursuit to transform German society according to Nazi ideology.
Consider how leaders like FDR, clergy members, and ordinary people around the world responded to the news of Kristallnacht (Spanish available).
While most Chinese with a higher social standing chose to leave Nanjing, there were a handful of Chinese nationals who chose to remain and help. Some were well educated and helped manage and serve as translators while others helped prepare and distribute food, helped with sanitation, or served as police.