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Analyzing Documents

Published By:

Randy Wells

Historical Era:

The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

Thinking Skill:

Historical Analysis & Interpretation

Bloom’s Taxonomy:

Analyzing

Grade Level:

College/University

Suggested Teaching Instructions

Students will need to retype speech text into a German-English translation to comprehend the contents.

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To the extent possible under law, Randy Wells has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Analyzing Himmler’s Speech”
Description

Students will analyze a speech given by Heinrich Himmler where he clearly lines out the plan for the Jews.

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