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Nc Civic Education Consortium: Decoding World War Ii Propaganda [Pdf]
For this lesson, learners will define propaganda and study the various types of propaganda techniques. After viewing an assortment of World War II propaganda across different mediums, young scholars will create a piece of World War II...
BBC
Bbc: In Pictures: Operation Overlord
Vivid images of the D-Day invasion are available in this brief photographic slideshow.
The History Place
The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
The History Place
The History Place: Auschwitz Today
The History Place provides a virtual slide show of photos taken from a walking tour of the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp.
The History Place
The History Place: World War Ii in the Pacific Timeline
This site has a timeline covering the years of 1941 (Japanese Bomb Pearl Harbor) to 1945 (United Nations is born). Selected WWII battle photos are also included.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: World War Ii
Visit this website from the Wikipedia encyclopedia for an exhaustive encyclopedia article on World War II. Content includes information on the causes of the war, the European theater, the Pacific theater, and the historical significance...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: World Response
Could actions of the Allies have prevented the Holocaust or limited the destruction of six million Jews and five million other innocent civilians?
BBC
Bbc: The Battle for Normandy
Discover the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.
BBC
Bbc: Q&a: D Day
An informative Question and Answer page on D-Day provided by the BBC on the 60th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.
BBC
Bbc: "I Saw British Bombs and Knew It Was War"
The events of D-Day unfold through the eyes of a German soldier.
BBC
Bbc: D Day 60th Anniversary Quiz
Interactive and self-correcting quiz tests your knowledge of the D-Day invasion.
PBS
Pbs: J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 1967
This site from PBS provides biographical information about J. Robert Oppenheimer, and his involvement with the atomic bomb.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Adolf Hitler (1889 1945)
PBS publishes this biographical essay of Adolf Hitler, exploring his life as the fourth son of a customs official through his role as dictator of Germany.
Other
D Day Invasion at Normandy
A detailed account of one of the most important battles of World War II, the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Gives a history of World War II that led up to this battle and describes what would have happened if the Allies had failed at D-Day.
Other
World War Ii History Info: D Day
Site contains information on the topic of D-Day. Find excerpts from books, firsthand accounts, and links to other interesting sites.
Other
D Day at Omaha Beach Normandy, France
This resource includes a letter written by an Allied soldier shortly before landing at Normandy. This is an invaluable primary source document.
Other
Dave's Warbirds: American Aircraft of World War Ii
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Other
Polish Resistance in World War 2
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Other
Commando Operations in Norway
A list and description of all commando raids that took place in and around Norway during World War 2. Participants in the raids were mostly British, Canadian and Norwegian.
Other
Life of Aung San
A timeline history of the life of Aung San (1915-1947), the Burmese WW 2-era revolutionary leader, and his resistance movement in Burma against the British and Japanese in Burma (renamed Myanmar).
Other
History of Poland During the Second World War
Descriptions about the initial invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the partitioning of Poland are provided.
Other
Legion Magazine: The Invasion of Sicily
An account of the allied invasion of Sicily in 1943 from a Canadian point of view.
Other
Deep Image: The Discovery of the U767
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Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: Britain Declares War
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