The American Experience
The Film & More
Reference
Interview Transcripts | Bibliography | Primary Sources
1. Barring U.S. Doors To Aliens/Refugees
2. News Of Extermination Reaches U.S.
3. President Roosevelt's Apparent Reluctance To Help Europe's Jews
4. Bermuda Conference
5. Something Can Be Done: War Refugee Board
6. Bombing Railways And Auschwitz
This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections.
Teaching with primary documents encourages a varied learning environment for teachers and students alike. Lectures, demonstrations, analysis of documents, independent research, and group work become a gateway for research with historical records in ways that sharpen students' skills and enthusiasm for history, social studies, and the humanities.