Teaching
History Online
Number
30: 17th February, 2002
Introduction
1.
Nuremberg
2.
Adolf
Hitler: Jewish Virtual Library
3.
Roosevelt
and the New Deal
4.
Leon
Trotsky: History of the Russian Revolution
5.
Anarchism
and the Russian Revolution
6.
Internet
History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution
7.
Joseph
Stalin Reference Archive
8.
Lord
William's School
9.
Stanley
Tech History Room
Introduction
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Nuremberg:
On December 9, 1946,
an American military tribunal opened criminal proceedings against
23 leading German physicians and administrators for their willing
participation in war crimes and crimes against humanity. In Nazi Germany,
German physicians planned and enacted the "Euthanasia" Program,
the systematic killing of those they deemed "unworthy of life."
The victims included the mentally retarded, the institutionalized
mentally ill, and the physically impaired. Further, during World War
II, German physicians conducted pseudoscientific medical experiments
utilizing thousands of concentration camp prisoners without their
consent. Most died or were permanently crippled as a result. Most
of the victims were Jews, Poles, Russians, and Gypsies. After almost
140 days of proceedings, including the testimony of 85 witnesses and
the submission of almost 1,500 documents, the American judges pronounced
their verdict on August 20, 1947. Sixteen of the doctors were found
guilty. Seven were sentenced to death. They were executed on June
2, 1948. In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Doctors
Trial, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum presents excerpts
from the official trial record, with accompanying photographs.
Adolf
Hitler: Jewish Virtual Library: A collection of documents and
articles concerning Adolf Hitler. This includes the exchange of letters
Between Hindenburg And Hitler concerning the status of Jews who served
in the German Army, Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's First Antisemitic Writing,
Adolf Hitler on the Annihilation of the Jews, Hitler & the Jewish
Question, Hitler on Propaganda, Hitler’s Explanation of the Soviet
Invasion, Hitler's Last Will and Was Hitler Jewish?
Roosevelt
and the New Deal:
A comprehensive encyclopedia of Roosevelt and the New Deal. Each
entry contains a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. The
text within each entry is hypertexted to other relevant pages in the
encyclopedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people
and events in great detail. The sources are also hypertexted so the
student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper, organization,
etc., that produced the material. So far there are sections on New
Deal Personalities
(22), New Deal Legislation (18) and New Deal Photographers (18).
Leon
Trotsky: History of the Russian Revolution: John Gowland (Australia),
Alphanos Pangas (Greece) and David Walters (United States) have transcribed
Leon Trotsky's The History of the Russian
Revolution for the World Wide Web. Translated by Max Eastman
in 1932, this edition comes in three volumes: The Overthrow of Tzarism,
The Attempted Counter Revolution and The Triumph of the Soviets.
Anarchism
and the Russian Revolution: This website looks at the role of
the Bolsheviks in destroying workers democracy after the Russian Revolution
and the creation of Stalinism. The authors argue that there was an
anarchist alternative to both Leninism and the return of Czarism.
The articles on the website were originally published in the Workers
Solidarity Movement and includes the History of the Makhnovist
Movement, The Makhnovist Army, Life, Times and the Confessions of
Victor Serge and How Lenin led to Stalin.
Internet
History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution: Another of the great websites
produced as part of the Internet History Sourcebooks Project based
at Fordham University in New York. The website, edited by Paul Halsall,
provides a large collection of documents organized under the headings:
The Tsarist State, Lenin, 1905 Revolution, 1917 Russian Revolution,
Bolshevik Rule to 1924 and Stalinism.
Joseph
Stalin Reference Archive: This website includes a detailed biography
of Joseph Stalin plus a collection of articles written by Stalin.
This includes Marxism and the National Question
(1913), Our Disagreements (1921),
Trotskyism or Lenism? (1924),
October Revolution & Tactics of the
Russian Communists (1924), The
16th Congress of the CPSU (1930), Dialectical
and Historical Materialism (1938) and Marxism
and Problems of Linguistics (1950).
Lord
William's School: Still in it's early days, this site is produced
by members of the History Department at Lord Williams's School, Thame,
Oxfordshire. It is aimed at Lord Williams's students as a tool for
homework, with copies of resource sheets and revision quizzes for
all year groups from 7 to 13. It is particularly focused on GCSE students,
where the school follows the Edexcel SHP Syllabus (Medicine &
Weimar/Nazi Germany). The site also provides a clear summary of useful
links to other history sites, plus information about department activities
including trips, research and the newly-formed 6th Form History Society.
Students can take part in historical polls and can access email support
from a teacher. The site is evolving all the time in response to student
feedback, and links to the new Lord Williams's School site where students
can access further information related to their studies.
Stanley
Tech History Room: The History Room provides links to the best
school history sites in Britain, together with sites of interest to
students researching for coursework and homework. History heroes/heroines
are featured regularly to provoke the reader to learn more. Viewers
can nominate their own favourite historical characters for inclusion.
Linked to the History
Room are a growing number of pages dedicated to the various modules
of study - at present the American Indians, and shortly the Cold War.
Pupils history work is published in the Pupil Work pages, and student
achievements celebrated in the Honours page.
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