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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Decision to Drop the Bomb [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gave the go-ahead to scientists to develop an atomic bomb. This site gives a good overview of the war in the Pacific against Japan, the increasing successes of the...
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Activity
PBS

The Perilous Fight: Doolittle Raid and Midway

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief account of the goal of the Doolittle Raid and its accomplishments along with a brief description of the Battle of Midway. Included is a letter written by General Doolittle, photographs of the planes, a short video, and maps...
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Handout
US Navy

Nhhc: Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
The Doolittle Raid was a gutsy attack on Tokyo made by heroic pilots of B-25 bombers launched from the deck of the USS Hornet, and aircraft carrier. Read about the daring mission and see photographs of the planes, pilots and others, and...
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Handout
US Navy

Naval History and Heritage: Halsey Doolittle Raid on Japan, 18 April 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the courageous Dootlittle Raid from the viewpoint of the U.S. Navy.
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Website
Other

Uss Hornet: The Doolittle Raid (Hornet Cv 8)

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive look at the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo in April, 1942. Read about the mission, how it was developed, the people involved, and its outcome. Included are several photographs and a list of resources.
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Primary
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: The Doolittle Raid, 1942: America Strikes Back

For Students 9th - 10th
First-hand account of a pilot who flew on the mission to bomb Tokyo in 1942 as part of the Doolittle Raid.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Doolittle Raid Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Read detailed facts and information about the Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942, the first US attack on the Japanese homeland after Pearl Harbor.