Following the Czechoslovakian crisis, Hitler claimed no further territorial ambitions in Europe. His public statements formed part of a broader disinformation campaign against Poland. The Nazi German government created tensions along the Polish border and within the Danzig corridor, Polish territory overwhelmingly populated by ethnic Germans. As the German-Polish crisis became increasingly fraught in the spring and summer of 1939, England and France pledged full support to Poland. After Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, England and France honored their commitment and declared war on Germany two days later. World War II had begun.
The FDR Presidential Library and Museum has released “Investigating the Holocaust,” curriculum material for teaching about the Holocaust and Nazi aggression during World War II. This guide is free to all teachers and anyone looking for educational tools about World War II and the Holocaust. The guide can be found at www.fdrlibrary....
“Investigating the Holocaust” is a series of short videos derived from “Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today,” a powerful, feature-length documentary restoring and reprising a 1946 Stuart Schulberg/Pare Lorentz production titled, “Nurnberg.” These videos feature original film footage used as evidence by the International Military Tribunal at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany--the most famous courtroom drama in modern times, and the first to make extensive use of film as evidence.
“Investigating the Holocaust” is part of the Henry Morgenthau Jr. Holocaust Collections Project, a pathfinding initiative to discover and share unique but dispersed Holocaust subject material across the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library’s archival holdings. The Pare Lorentz Center at the FDR Library, with generous funding from the New York Community Trust, created this video series. Special thanks to Sandra Schulberg for permission to use her fully restored documentary. To learn more, visit our website: www.fdrlibrary....
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