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The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions
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The Holocaust: In Memory of Millions
Standards
 
  This program may be used to address the following academic standards, which are based on national standards put forth by NCTM, NCTE, NSTA, and many others.
Grade Level  9-12 Subject Area  world history

Standard
  Understands the causes and global consequences of World War II.

Benchmarks
  Benchmark: Understands the Holocaust and its impact on Jewish culture and European society.

Benchmark: Understands the overall effect of World War II on various facets of society.

Benchmark: Understands the rise of Nazism and how it was received by society.

Benchmark: Understands the climax and moral implications of World War II.

Grade Level  7-8, 9-12 Subject Area  historical understanding

Standard
  Understands the historical perspective.

Benchmarks
  (7-8): Understands that specific individuals and the values those individuals held had an impact on history.

(7-8): Analyzes the influence specific ideas and beliefs had on a period of history.

(7-8): Knows different types of primary and secondary sources and the motives, interests, and views expressed in them (e.g., eyewitness accounts, letters, diaries, artifacts, photos, magazine articles, newspaper accounts, and hearsay).

(9-12): Knows how to perceive the past with historical empathy.


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  All national academic standards used on this site are compiled and provided to Discovery Channel School by the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory (McREL) in Aurora, Colorado.
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