Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Last Jews in the Last Months of the German Reich
As WWII drew to a close and a loss seemed imminent for the Germans, the SS were ordered to clear the concentration camps so no witnesses would be left. The Jews were led on extreme marches which culminated in 200,000-250,000 deaths. Read...
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Pearl Harbor and War in Southeast Asia
This fsmitha.com resource is an article about the events that lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the start of WWII.
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The National World War Ii Museum
The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn. This site includes teacher resources,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: American Women and World War Ii
Read about the opportunities that women had during World War II to work in jobs that had previously been unimaginable. To assist working mothers, the first childcare programs were begun, and efforts were made to make jobs in the defense...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Hiroshima: A Survivor's Story
Read an account of the experiences of Francis Mitsuo Tomosawa, a fifteen-year-old American of Japanese descent who was in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pearl Harbor
Describes the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan, an event that catapulted the United States into World War II.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fdr and World War Ii
Discusses how Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the United States through World War II and laid the groundwork for Harry Truman to assume the role after his death.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Japanese Internment
Discusses the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, an action that resulted from Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066. The constitutionality of the order was challenged all the way to the Supreme Court by Fred...
Yale University
Yale: Avalon Project: Edouard Daladier, Premier, in the Chamber of Deputies
Original document. Premier Daladier addresses the Chamber of Deputies on French mobilization. France's peace was jeopardized after Germany invaded Poland.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: The Manhattan Project and the Atomic Bomb
In 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, ending World War II.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Social Studies: Grade 5: Louisiana During World War Ii
Read and study the sources about Louisiana during World War II. Then use the three sources and your knowledge of social studies to answer the questions.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii for Kids: After Wwii Post War
Kids learn about the history of what happened after World War II. How Europe and Japan recovered. Post war, plus the start of the Cold War.
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Il 2 Shturmovik
Scroll down to 17 August for links to information about the Allies and German attack on Southern Italy during WWII.
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Italians Autobinda Armored Car
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Mark Clark
Scroll down to 17 August for links to information about the Allies and German attack on Southern Italy during WWII.
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Ww Ii: The World at War 1943
Scroll down to 17 August for links to information about the Allies and German attack on Southern Italy during WWII.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Scroll down to 17 August for links to information about the Allies and German attack on Southern Italy during WWII.
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Second World War Experience Centre: Archive Collections
A large collection of written accounts of World War II from a variety of first-hand sources. Includes material from both British and American participants.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Victory in the Pacific
This is the accompanying site to the PBS film "Victory in the Pacific." Information provided includes maps by which students can trace the war, eyewitness stories, and discussions by historians.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Aftermath World War Ii Photos (Part 6)
An assortment of photos which illustrate moments of post-World War II.
Library of Congress
Loc: Experiencing War: Military Medicine
Stories focus on military medicine and highlight personal accounts from doctors, nurses, and individuals providing medical support.
BBC
Bbc: Ww2 People's War
Site gives everyone the opportunity to tell his or her own story about World War II. What did your grandfather do in the war? What did you mother do for the war effort? Read fascinating, personal stories about people's memories of the...
US National Archives
Nara: World War Ii Photos
An impressive collection of photographs surfaced from World War II.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: World War Ii Photos (Part 4)
A collection of photos from 1944 capture moments during World War II.
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