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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Normandy, 1944:omaha Beach:pointe Du Hoc

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on Pointe du Hoc, an area between two beaches in Normandy taken by the Americans in World War II.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Estimated Number of Jews Killed During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Table broken down by country showing estimated numbers of Jewish people killed in each area during World War II.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Jews Disbelieving Reports of Extermination

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay describing how many Jewish people in Germany did not initially believe reports of Jewish extermination due to Nazi control of the press.
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Handout
Other

Los Alamos National Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
The official website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. You will find the history of the laboratory as well as many of the key figures. There is also an interactive history of the Manhattan Project. Be sure to check out the photo...
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Primary
Yale University

Yale: Avalon Project: Protocol Concluded by Italy, Germany, and Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the text of the protocol concluded by Italy, Germany, and Japan at Rome on November 6, 1937.
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Primary
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: World War Ii: The War Against Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
This online version of a book on the US war against Japan is very extensive and filled with useful information.
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Article
Sam Houston State University

Shsu: Native Americans in World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the roles of Native Americans in World War II and their service in the armed forces and defense industries.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: Shaping the Postwar World

For Students 9th - 10th
Consider how U.S. foreign policy changed in the aftermath of WWII, and analyze the philosophical, geopolitical, and economic factors that influenced these changes. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument...
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Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: America Goes to War

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This module uses excerpts from four presidential speeches delivered during World War ll as a means to instruct students about finding the central idea and supporting evidence in primary source documents.
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Primary
Other

Utah Division of State History: Teaching Utah With Primary Sources

For Students 9th - 10th
"Our Past Their Present" offers primary source sets on Utah history topics such as Japanese Internment and Women during World War II. Created by the Utah Division of State History to meet Social Studies Core Standards.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Golden Age of Radio in the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition explores the development, rise, and adaptation of the radio and its impact on American culture.
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Lesson Plan
Ohio State University

Osu History Teaching Institute: The Manhattan Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will discuss the role of technology of the atomic bomb and explore the destruction of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during WWII. Students will then outline some of the social and political changes that resulted from the Manhattan Project.
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Primary
BBC

Bbc: "I Watched D Day Carnage Unfold"

For Students 9th - 10th
First-hand account of the D-Day invasion from the point of view of a British soldier.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc Mundo: El Ano Magico De Einstein

For Students 9th - 10th
A special feature on Einstein from the BBC, in Spanish. Follow Einstein's life, including his role in the development of the atomic bomb; learn about the impact and practical applications of his work; or watch a speech he gave in 1950...
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Siege of Bataan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough introduction to the Japanese siege of the Bataan Peninsula on the Philippine Islands at the beginning of WWII in the Pacific Theater. The site discusses in great detail and events and...
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: First Days of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough description of the beginning of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during early WWII in the Pacific. Discussed is how the isolation of the Philippines Islands led to the Japanese...
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: The Main Landings

For Students 9th - 10th
From The War in the Pacific by Louis Morton read a thorough description of the main Japanese invasion of the Philippines during early WWII in the Pacific. This site discusses to great length the Main Landings on the Philippines by the...
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Wwii: Fall of Philippines: Final Japanese Offensive

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the final Japanese offensive on the American and Filipino troops holding the Bataan Peninsula during early WWII. This is a very in-depth account of this attack with no detail left untold.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: The Fall of the Philippines: Surrender

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio.org provides a thorough description of the American and Filipino surrender of the Bataan peninsula to the Japanese in April of 1942. Included is discussion on the final battles that led to the surrender as well as...
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyperwar: Burma Campaign, 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
Official Defense department history of the Burma campaign in 1942 which resulted in the loss of Burma to the Japanese. The role of General Stillwell is explored.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Camaigns of World War Ii: India Burma Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
An official defense department history of the various battles fought in the India and Burma region. The roles of General Stillwell and General Merrill is discussed.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: Central Burma Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ibiblio is an official Defense Department history of the Burma battles fought in 1945 against the Japanese. The role of Merrill's Raiders is analyzed.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: China Defensive

For Students 9th - 10th
An official Defense Department account of the war in China from 1942 to early 1945. The war was mostly of a defensive nature (trying to hold off the Japanese).