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Civil Rights and Casualties of Wartime
Do your historians fully grasp the consequences of being at war? Help them connect past with present through this group research activity, which has students analysing repercussions suffered by citizens of countries in conflict. Students...
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American Homefront
Seventh graders explore what life was like on the Homefront for Americans during World War II. They evaluate propaganda posters that were created during World War II. Students draw pictures depicting life on the American Homefront during...
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The American Home Front During WWII
Students analyze World War Two era government propaganda, biographies, and historical data in order to better understand the effects on Americans at home. In this American Home Front During World War Two lesson, students compare...
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Why Were the Japanese Interned During World War II?
Seventh graders analyze sources to determine why Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps during World War II. They discuss the fact that individual rights are sometimes taken by institutions because of fear and paranoia. They...
National Archives (UK)
Uk National Archives: First World War Sources for History
A comprehensive site filled with historically significant documents on the UK during World War I.
Library of Congress
Loc: From the Home Front and the Front Lines
Exhibition consisting of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: July 1942: United We Stand
Exhibit, honoring a nationwide design contest to encourage Americans to buy war bonds while boosting morale, explains the rationale for the campaign and tells the stories behind the magazine covers designed for the campaign.
State Library-Florida
Florida Memory: Florida During World War Ii
A history of Florida during World War II with primary documents, photos, quizzes and lesson plans based on the "Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies."
Other
Texas Historical Commission: Texas in World War Ii
Get an idea of what Texas was like during World War II, including a look at Texas during the 1940s, what military presence was like, and how Texas changed after the war.
Library of Congress
Loc: On the Homefront
This site from the Library of Congress provides posters and information on the home front during World War II and World War I. What were the people at home doing to help the men and women in the armed forces? See posters on Volunteer...
Other
Texas Historical Commission: Texas in World War Ii [Pdf]
From 1941 to 1945, Americans, and particularly Texans, rallied to supply manpower and equipment, while sacrificing much to support the wartime effort. Find out about this show of support in this illustrated guide.
Imperial War Museums
Imperial War Museums: Women in Wartime
Educational resource that focuses on British women's experiences of war in the twentieth century.