These profiles contain text of state legislation about the teaching of the Holocaust, and Holocaust-explicit History/Social Studies and English/Language Arts state content standards. Also provided is contact information for state departments of education.
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS
Ms. Pat Concannon
Education Administrator A Consultant at Instructional Support Division, Public Education Agency
Legislation: There is no legislation regarding the teaching of the Holocaust.
NEW MEXICO ACADEMIC STANDARDS
Standard Type:
History/Social Studies
Date Implemented:
2001
Grade Level:
Middle & High School (grades 7-12)
History/Social Studies: 9-12 Benchmark I-C—World: Analyze and interpret the major eras and important turning points in world history from the Age of Enlightenment to the present to develop an understanding of the complexity of the human experience.
8. Analyze and evaluate the causes, events, and impacts of World War II from various perspectives, to include:
• Failures and successes of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations
• Rise of totalitarianism (e.g., Nazi Germany’s policies of European domination, Holocaust)
• Political, diplomatic, and military leadership (e.g., Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Roosevelt, Emperor Hirohito, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco)
• Principal theaters of battle, major turning points, and geographic factors in military decisions and outcomes (e.g., Pearl Harbor, “island-hopping,” D-Day invasion, Stalingrad, atomic bombs dropped on Japan).
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