Explore the stories of three German ministers who chose to speak out against the Nazis’ "euthanasia" program.
Explore the stories of three German ministers who chose to speak out against the Nazis’ "euthanasia" program.
Investigate different examples of protest and resistance by Germans against the Nazi regime in the 1940s, including the White Rose resistance group (Spanish available).
Rape has always been a weapon of war. But until recently it was neglected as a crime worthy of prosecution on its own. During the Nanjing Atrocities young and old women were repeatedly violated by Japanese Imperial troops. While definitive numbers are difficult to pin down because of the nature of the crime, tens of thousands of rapes were documented, witnessed, and reported.
Learn about lawyer and activist Raphael Lemkin's efforts to make the world recognize mass murder as an international crime.
Learn how the German government exploited the wealth and resources of occupied countries during World War II.
Examine how the world responded to Hitler’s first acts of military aggression, including Germany’s remilitarization of the Rhineland.
The Hundred Days’ Reform also coincided with an upsurge of anti-Western sentiment in the north of China directed, in part, at the growth of missionary settlements. Every major Christian denomination established a range of educational and church-affiliated institutions across the country after the Treaty of Nanking in 1842.
Read about two men's refusals to pledge their allegiance to the Nazis and the consequences they faced (Spanish available).
History education and documentation were the focal points for historian Ienaga Saburo. His successful suit against the Japanese government to change the method by which history textbooks were adopted and how events like the Nanjing Atrocities and the institution of military sexual slaves are included greatly impacted Japanese society.