Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of Stalingrad for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II. Germany attacks the Soviet Union.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of the Bulge for Kids
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Germany tries to push back the Allies.
Mariners' Museum and Park
Mariners' Museum: Battle of the Atlantic: A Virtual Exhibit
An online exhibit detailing Word War II's Battle of the Atlantic.
Digital History
Digital History: War in Europe [Pdf]
This site is from a unit that covers the period from the Second World War up to the Cold War. It looks at the course of the war in Europe, and America's involvement after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It examines the military strategies...
BBC
Bbc: Ww2 People's War Timeline
Click on various stories and dates and learn more about the event plus read eyewitness accounts. The focus in on Great Britain's role in the war.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: World War Ii Battle of Iwo Jima for Kids
History Questions: Battle of Iwo Jima Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: World War Ii Battle of Stalingrad for Kids
History Questions: Battle of Stalingrad Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: World War Ii Battle of the Bulge for Kids
History Questions: Battle of the Bulge Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
Other
Stemming the Tide: Battle of the Coral Sea
This site provides a detailed discussion of the Battle of the Coral Sea and the events leading up to it. Includes some pictures.
Quia
Quia: Chronology of World War Ii Pacific
Quiz yourself on the chronological order of WWII battles in the Pacific.
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: The Pacific War: A World War Ii Summary
This article provides a concise summary of the major events/battles of the Pacific War from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan in August 1945.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Arsenal of Democracy
Although Americans remained isolationist in their thinking, President Roosevelt understood that the European allies needed help against the Germans. Read about the incremental ways America became involved in World War II in Europe...
Other
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.
BBC
Bbc: The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden)
Producer Mark Fielder explores how an Allied victory at The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) could have shortened World War Two by six months, and how the plan failed at the last moment.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Battle of Verdun
Wikipedia provides very extensive information on the Battle of Verdun, a major action in World War I that resulted in more than 250,000 deaths.
A&E Television
History.com: Vj Day: Victory Over Japan Day
Comprehensive discussion of V-J Day or the day victory was declared in Japan. Includes details and facts about World War II and the war in the Pacific, the surrender, related photos and speeches, battle maps, and more.
The History Place
The History Place: Wwii in the Pacific Selected Battle Pics
This site from The History Place provides a section on "Selected Battle Photos" from the war in the Pacific, including a short caption explaining each.
Other
U.s. Centennial Flight Commission: Air Power:the Battle of Britain
Read a concise account of the Battle of Britain, Adolf Hitler's attempt to conquer Great Britain in the summer of 1940. See how the British prevailed and what mistakes the Germans made.
Library of Congress
Loc: Battle of the Bulge
HQ Twelfth Army Group situation maps of the Battle of the Bulge.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in the Pacific
Overview of the course of World War II as it unfolded with naval and air battles in the Pacific.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: War in the Pacific
The war in the Pacific raged throughout World War II. Read about the Japanese early successes, and see how the American troops recaptured and moved closer to Japan at the end of the war.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Lincoln & Churchill
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill lived through remarkably comparable challenges and difficulties in cataclysmic wars just eight decades apart. With very different upbringings and contrasting personalities, they led their war...
PBS
Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy
A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...
Raleigh Charter High School
Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii Chronology 2
This assessment has you put events of WWII on the European front in chronological order.