Eisenhower, a general during World War II, describes his shock and horror at touring a Nazi concentration camp liberated by US troops.
Eisenhower, a general during World War II, describes his shock and horror at touring a Nazi concentration camp liberated by US troops.
Read eyewitness accounts of the killing process at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
Consider why some Europeans changed their anti-war stance when World War I officially began, and why others like conscientious objectors continued to oppose the war.
Learn about some of the challenges delegates faced in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Explore the role of propaganda in World War I, and take a closer look at one of the most successful British propaganda campaigns featuring nurse Edith Cavell.
Consider why the residents of Hartheim kept silent about the evidence of mass murder they witnessed in their town throughout World War II (Spanish available).
View data on the casualties of World War I and consider the impact the losses had on each country.
Consider the experiences of Jewish prisoners who were forced to help German guards murder other prisoners.
Consider how Christian churches confronted their legacy of antisemitism in the years following the Holocaust.
Learn about the connection between the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the struggle for civil rights in the United States.
Learn about the Nazis’ plan to rearrange the population of Poland, which resulted in the displacement of more than a million ethnic Poles and Jews (Spanish available).