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China in the 1920s was a new republic confronting great challenges—economic, political, and social. One of the most devastating was the early 1920s North China famine. Because this region of China was densely populated, the effects of this crisis affected millions. Triggered by a severe drought, the famine killed crops and devastated the livelihood of farmers in the northern plains of China. But dying crops was only one consequence. Thousands fled the area; others sold children into slavery, and upward of half a million people died. The areas decimated were largely governed by warlords, which further aggravated the situation since they used the crisis for their own political and economic gain.

Learn about the hundreds of anti-Jewish laws and measures passed in Germany during the first three years of World War II.

Examine a 1938 poll that reveals the public opinion in the United States toward the Jewish refugee crisis.

Explore rescue during the Holocaust with the story of a community in Southern France that sheltered and hid thousands of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution (Spanish available).

Consider the connection between the refugee crisis facing Europe in 2016 and the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.