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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Survival Guide for New Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides an excellent guide for new teachers, addressing how to work with a variety of people, including veteran teachers, parents, principals, and others.
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Other

Gbt Television: The March of the Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief description of the march on Washington, D.C., in 1932 by veterans of World War I. Find out which military leaders helped to rout the men from their Bonus Army camps,
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Liberating the First Nazi Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Liberating the First Nazi Camp" by Veterans History Project, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: African Americans, Women, and the Gi Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
Female and minority veterans faced difficulties accessing their GI Bill benefits.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Veteran's History Project: The Art of War

For Students 9th - 10th
The stories of wars told through artwork. The photographs, drawings, cartoons, paintings, etc. tell the stories of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam.
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Other

Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement: The Sit Ins

For Students 9th - 10th
Find photographs of many of the sit-ins at lunch counters in stores in the South to protest "whites only" laws. Each photo has information about the sit-ins and the results.
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Other

Civil Rights Movement Veterans

For Students 9th - 10th
Remembrances of Civil Rights Movement workers who were active in the 1960s and '70s. Excellent site to gauge the impact of the movement on the workers themselves. Information about the Movement with eyewitness stories, poetry,...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Dieppe Photo Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty two images recount the Battle of Dieppe, which was one of the bloodiest battles in Canadian Military History. Included is the Dieppe Bar which is awarded to those who participated in the Dieppe Raid
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: The Defence of Hong Kong

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting resource giving background information on Canada's role in Hong Kong.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veteran Affairs Canada: Ypres 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
In April 1915, Canadian troops were moved to the French city of Ypres where they were victims to a new weapon of gas attacks. This site outlines the Canadian experience at Ypres.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Anniversary of the Dieppe Raid: In Canada Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautiful collection of images highlights various events that were held in Canada to honour the bravery and sacrifices at one of the most devastating battles in Canadian Military History.
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PBS

Pbs: National Memorial Day Concert

For Students 9th - 10th
A colorful and detail-filled site regarding the history, individuals, and stories that culminate in the annual National Memorial Day Concert celebration in front of the nation's capitol. Links from this site will create a rich...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Growth of Suburbia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Levittown and housing benefits for veterans.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Veterans' Festival

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Veterans' Festival", created by Henri Evenepoel in 1898 (Oil on canvas, 80 x 120 cm).
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Other

Private Art: Wwii Letters to & From Home

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site which has the letters of both Pvt. Arthur Pranger and those who wrote to him during World War II. You can click on a day such as May 2, 1943 and will get a letter.
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EL Education

El Education: A Tribute to Victory

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High school students in Dubuque, Iowa, created this book as part of a learning expedition on World War II. In pairs, students conducted extensive interviews, asking veterans to share personal accounts of their experiences during the war....
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Other

Tennessee and the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
An extended website that contains links to online databases, service records, memorial rolls, cemetery listings, pension applications for Tennessee Veterans, and more.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Maya Lin

For Students 9th - 10th
In this student-written article, learn about artist and sculptor, Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, the Civil Rights Memorial, as well as many other amazing amazing and influential architectural projects.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Korean War Memorial

For Students 3rd - 8th
A description of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on the Bonus Army provides 20 detailed facts and a summary of the Bonus Army march by veterans of WW1 in 1932.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Swiss Guard and Wounded Veteran

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Swiss Guard and Wounded Veteran", created by Theodore Gericault in 1819 (Lithograph, 393 x 330 x 362 mm).
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Curated OER

Winslow Homer, the Veteran in a New Field

For Students 9th - 10th
A poignant Winslow Homer painting (1865) that suggests the psychic state of Civil War veterans.
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Curated OER

48th Ovvi: 48th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete history of the 48th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Find soldiers' letters, pictures of their training camp, information about the battles in which they fought, maps, and lots more. A very extensive, award-winning site.
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Curated OER

Ben's Guide: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

For Students 1st - 8th
This site, presented by Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, describes and illustrates this impressive memorial dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War.

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