Primary Source Classroom

Help students examine the causes and consequences of genocide through three powerful historical case studies: the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This inquiry-based activity asks students to analyze why ethnic groups were targeted, investigate victims' experiences during genocides, evaluate international responses, and assess the long-term effects on survivors and affected communities. Students engage in close reading, evidence-based writing, histo

Help students analyze and compare three major authoritarian regimes of the twentieth century with this engaging World History graphic organizer activity. Students read three informational articles on Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan before completing a comparative chart examining leadership, beliefs, methods of control, and impacts on citizens. Students then deepen their historical thinking by determining which countries shared the most similarities and differences, using textual

Help students think critically about imperialism through the analysis of two contrasting historical perspectives. In this engaging source analysis activity, students examine excerpts from French Prime Minister Jules Ferry and British writer Wilfred Scawen Blunt to explore competing viewpoints on European imperialism during the late nineteenth century. Students analyze point of view, purpose, historical significance, and the role of racist ideologies in imperial expansion before constructing a Cl