US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide
A detailed explanation of the origin and meaning of the term "genocide."
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Genocide Timeline
A chronology of the development of the idea of "genocide" and the legalities which have developed since the mid 20th century to prosecute perpetrators of genocide around the world.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
View comprehensive sets of artifacts that tell the story of America's wartime past and present. Artifacts from every major American military conflict, beginning with the American Revolution, can be closely examined. Full curatorial notes...
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: From "The Real Oskar Schindler"
This article by Herbert Steinhouse, published in Saturday Night, April 1994, is not only the earliest account we have of Oskar Schindler, but also the only one that contains direct contemporary interviews.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Cronologia Del Holocausto (1933 1939)
Spanish content; from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum we have the Spanish version of the Holocaust encyclopedia of the museum; in this case a "Cronologia del Holocausto (1933 - 1939)" or "Chronology of the Holocaust,...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933 1945
The Nazi government had many "racial enemies" foremost being the Jews. In this exhibit, The United States Holocaust Museum takes a look at one of the other groups targeted for persecution, homosexuals. Read the fascinating and tragic...
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Remember Me? Displaced Children of the Holocaust
The Remember Me project seeks to document the wartime experiences of children who were separated from their families or orphaned at the end of World War II by identifying now-adult survivors from photographs taken by relief workers after...
US Navy
Nhhc: Oceanic Period (1890 1945)
Read about the build-up of the U.S. Navy after the Spanish-American War and how it was used to protech the country in World Wars I and II.
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: 1939 45: Everyday Life During World War Ii
Primary source photographs and documents showing what daily life was like during World War II.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Operation Overlord
To understand the invasion of Normandy, students must have at least a basic understanding of the factors, countries, and risks involved, as well as an understanding of the events leading up to it. This narrative is nicely condensed...
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: Drama Films
This resource provides information about drama films.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Truman Doctrine
This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Empire of Japan
An in-depth article on the history of the Japanese Empire between 1868 and 1947.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: French Resistance
A history of the Resistance movement in France during World War II. It profiles some of the brave individuals involved in the movement.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Remembrances: Canada and the Second World War
This resource provides information about the various aspects of Canadian involvement in World War II including the war at sea, war on land, war in the air, and the war on the homefront.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: The Marshall Plan for Rebuilding Western Europe [Pdf]
Activity in which students draw upon informational text to analyze the purpose of the Marshall Plan and evaluate the impact it had on Western Europe and U.S. foreign relations. Then apply that knowledge to consider what the priorities of...
History of American Wars
History of American History: World War 2 Propaganda
Nations utilized the opportunity to use propaganda to help their causes in World War II. Propaganda, done right, can be quite useful.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Ghettos
Go in-depth studying the Ghettos of World War II. What was their origin and what did they become?
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Photographs From the Warsaw Ghetto
This resource presents photos taken in the Warsaw Ghetto that depict different perspectives of the lives of Jews living in this ghetto.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Normandy the u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii
This military history essay describes the landing of the United States Army during the Normandy Invasion of June 6, 1944.
PBS
Pbs: The War: The Holocaust
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read an in-depth article about the Holocaust.
PBS
Pbs: The War: The Atomic Bomb
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read three descriptions of the atomic bomb and its use.
PBS
Pbs: The War: The Sinking of the Uss Indianapolis
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in 1945. With links to related resources, including archive photos and series video.
PBS
Pbs: The War: Japanese American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the brave efforts of the Japanese-American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion. With links to related...
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