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Primary
Brown University

What Did You Do in the War Grandma?

For Students 9th - 10th
High school students interview women who lived during WWII. What did they do, how did they feel about the war, what were their perceptions? Very interesting reading.
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army in Wwii: Fall of the Philippines: End of Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of Louis Morton's book on the Fall of the Philippines, read about the surrender of Corregidor by the U.S. general, Joseph Wainwright.
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Website
Other

The German Ss: Waffen Ss in Wwii

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the organization of the Waffen-SS of Nazi Germany.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic Research Starters: World War Ii Military Operations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive aid to leading research projects about military operations in World War II.
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Primary
Scholastic

Scholastic: World War Ii: American Home Front: Japanese Americans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Norman Mineta, a Japanese American, gives a detailed account of his experiences living in an internment camp during World War II. There are many links to additional information such as pictures and letters.
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Primary
Scholastic

Scholastic: World War Ii: American Homefront: From Homemaker to Shipbuilder

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of how World War II changed the lives of not just the soldiers, but also the people on the homefront. Find out how their daily life changed, and how they helped in the war effort. Includes many photos, questions to think...
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Website
Other

Juno Beach Centre: The Italian Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
This page recounts the Canadian role in the Italian Campaign. Quotes, French translation, and pictures are available here.
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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Dictatorships and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II was a direct result of the rise of dictators in some European nations. Enhance study with these detailed videos, lessons, and slide shows.
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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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Graphic
Curated OER

North African Campaign of Wwii: German Military Superiority

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing information and pictures of the weapons used in North Africa. Discusses one of the main reasons why Germany had the advantage in Northern Africa,the main reason was superior technology.
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Graphic
Curated OER

North African Campaign of Wwii: German Military Superiority

For Students 9th - 10th
A site containing information and pictures of the weapons used in North Africa. Discusses one of the main reasons why Germany had the advantage in Northern Africa,the main reason was superior technology.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image of Hispanic Experience in Wwii Panel

For Students 9th - 10th
Webcasts from the Library of Congress about women in military medicine, the Navajo Code Talker, Tuskegee Airmen, and others. Requires RealPlayer.
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Article
Rice University

Rice University: The Heights Remembers: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
An oral history project done by Rice University and a middle school who recorded the memories of WWII that members of their neighborhood had.
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Graphic
Curated OER

U.s. Army Nurse Instructs Army Medics, Queensland, Australia, 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Graphic
Curated OER

View of General Hospital Near Constantine, Algeria, 1943.

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Army Nurse Does Personal Washing in Her Steel Helmet, Oujda, Morocco.

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Staff of the Tagap Hospital, Burma, 1945.

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Japanese Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed account of the saga of Japanese immigration to America, first to Hawaii, then encountering resistance on the U.S. Mainland, encountering difficulties during WWII, and rebuilding a community.
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eBook
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Germany: Christian Social Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Traces the history of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union party of Germany. Examines principles that make up the party and how it has emerged as a dominant force in German politics since WWII.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: See and Hear Veterans' Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the home of the Library of Congress Veterans' Project. Collected here are stories in multiple formats about specific topics dealing with a soldier's life in WWII, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War. Pictures and other...
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Art and Politics of Arthur Szyk

For Students 9th - 10th
Internationally known artist Arthur Szyk detailed illustrations of Jewish themes. During WWII, he drew numerous cartoons and cariacatures of Nazi Germany.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
From the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, this biographical account of JFK includes his military service during WWII, the significant events of his political career and presidency including Cabinet and Supreme Court appointments, and...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: Send a Coded Message Virtual Enigma

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the NOVA's Virtual Enigma machine used during WWII. You can send an encrypted message to a friend along with the special key needed to decipher the message. A link is also included to the Virtual Enigma.
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Lesson Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Synagogue on Praska Street

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about prewar life for the Jewish people by studying Jewish symbols, researching synagogues, and reading testimonies. Students will use the Zagreb Synagogue, which was destroyed during WWII, as a case study. Materials include...

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