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and ideology (in all books), on political events and war (T2 and T3) and on resistance (T1, T2
and T3). The books feature multiple visual and textual documents depicting the activities,
speeches and propaganda of the perpetrators. The avoidance of naming individuals or
institutions when explaining causes (by use of the passive mode) and the frequent ascription
of motives to Hitler and to ideology generally reduces complexity and exonerates those
responsible. At the same time, the limited information about the collaboration of states and
people outside of territories occupied by the National Socialists shows that teaching about
the Holocaust is contextualized in national terms. The didactic approach which appears
to dominate in these books revolves not around teaching about the Holocaust in terms of
human rights, but around teaching skills of historical research (via document analysis) and
relying on the moral and political lessons of the Holocaust to encourage a liberal mindset,
if not resistance in the face of resurgent right-wing extremism, by providing models such
as August Landmesser’s refusal to perform the Hitler salute (T1 and T3).
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T1: Derichs, J., Intemann, G., Kiwitt, H., Machate, C., Pankratz, W., Schröfel, K. and Stiller, E. 2011. Denkmal
Geschichte 9/10 Niedersachsen. Braunschweig, Schroedel. (history, in the series ‘Denkmal Geschichte’,
age 14-16 years, in German)
T2: Andres, C., Baumgärtner, U., Bode, D., Döscher, H.-J., Heldt, P., Henning, D., Meilchen, G., Schrapps,
H. and Stangl, C. 2007. Anno 5 Sachsen. Braunschweig, Westermann. (history, in the series ‘Anno’,
age 14-16 years, in German)
T3: Brückner, D., Focke, H., Heigenmoser, M., Lachner, H., Natzer, U., Sigel, R. and Weber, J. 2010. Das waren Zeiten
4 Bayern. Bamberg, Buchner. (history, in the series ‘Das waren Zeiten’, age 14-15 years, in German)
T4: Ebeling, H. and Birkenfeld, W. 2008. Die Reise in die Vergangenheit 4. Ein geschichtliches Arbeitsbuch.
Braunschweig, Westermann. (history, in the series ‘Die Reise in die Vergangenheit’, age 14-15, in German)
T5: Bender, D., Gröbel, M., Sturm, R. and Wunderer, H. 2011. Geschichte und Geschehen. Oberstufe Nordrhein-
Westfalen. Stuttgart, Ernst Klett. (history, in the series ‘Geschichte und Geschehen’, age 16-19 years, in German)
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