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USH 5-3

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Oklahoma Academic Standard 5. The student will analyze the United States role in international affairs by examining the major causes, events and effects of the nation’s involvement in World War II, 1933 to 1946.  

Objective 5.3  Summarize American reactions to the events of the Holocaust resulting in United States participation in the Nuremberg Trials which held Nazi leaders accountable for war crimes.

In a Nutshell

Once the reality of genocidal assaults on Jewish and other minority individuals and communities during the war was confirmed, the Allies determined to hold those responsible for the atrocities accountable. Students should be able to describe examples of crimes against humanity as eye-witnessed by many American and Allied soldiers, the international effort to punish war criminals, and the role of the United States during the tribunals.

Teacher Action 

Student Action 

  • Provide opportunities for students to use interdisciplinary lenses to gather and evaluate information regarding complex regional and global problems; assess individual and collective actions taken to address such problems. 

  • Assist students with identifying the circumstances of the time, place and broader historical context of the Nuremberg Trials. 

  • Facilitate student analysis of information from visual, oral, digital, and interactive texts in order to draw conclusions and defend arguments. 

  • Gather, organize, and analyze various kinds of primary and secondary source evidence, evaluating the credibility of sources.

  • Actively listen, and evaluate asking questions while engaged in collaborative discussions and debate about the effectiveness of the war crimes tribunals.

  • Analyze historical and emerging means to promote the common good and protect individual rights.

     

Key Concepts 

Misconceptions 

  • military tribunal, Robert H. Jackson

  • Hermann Goring

  • genocide addressed by international law, war crime, crimes against humanity

  • subsequent creation of the International Criminal Court

  • Some students might mistakenly assume that the trials were initiated and conducted solely by the United States. 

  • Some students may not realize that war crimes trials were also held for Japanese  related to treatment of civilians and prisoners of war.

Instructional Resources

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