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PPT
Curated OER

The Brief American Pageant: American in World War II

For Teachers 8th - 11th
From the home front to the middle of Europe, America's presence in World War II was forever transitioning with the strain of war. The variety of maps and charts offered in this presentation helps to contextualize the 1940's. The amount...
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Primary
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Defense of the Americas 7 December 1941 2 September 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure from the Army's Center of Military History gives an extensive account of the little-reported on American theater of World War II. Read about the preparations for hemispheric defense, the few breaches of the defense, and the...
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Unit Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Depression and War

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the Great Depression in America and the events of World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Adapted from A History of US by Joy Hakim. Includes timeline, glossary, quiz, historic photographs, audioclips, links for further...
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Primary
US National Archives

Nara: America on the Homefront: Selected World War Ii Records in New England

For Students 9th - 10th
Brilliant look into life on the homefront during World War II. See radio spots rationing and controlling prices, wartime research, defending the homefront, and more. Many of the links are .pdf documents.
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Handout
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Mobilization in World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the US Army describes steps taken in the United States to prepare for war. Scroll through to see how the United States mobilized for World War II.