Yale University
Avalon Project: Cairo Conference
The brief document outlining the resoulutions made at the Cairo Conference at the end of World War II.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: The Sino Japanese War, 1937 to 1945
A short account on the war between Japan and China starting with the famous "Marco Polo Incident."
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.
Other
Imperial Japanese Navy Page: Guadalcanal Naval Battles
This site presents information on the many navel battles that were a part of the Guadalcanal Campaign.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: The Atomic Bomb
[Free Registration/Login Required] How necessary was it for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in World War II? In this lesson plan, students will study varying accounts and develop their own opinions of...
Other
Los Alamos National Laboratory
The official website of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. You will find the history of the laboratory as well as many of the key figures. There is also an interactive history of the Manhattan Project. Be sure to check out the photo...
Yale University
Avalon Project: Soviet Japanese Neutrality Pact
Original document which stated that the "neutrality pact between Japan and the Soviet Union was concluded on April 13, 1941" when Germany attacked the Soviet Union.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy
Extensive article which chronicles the efforts of U.S. Naval intelligence to read the secret radio messages of the Japanese Navy.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: San Francisco Civic Center
The United Nations Charter was signed here in 1945 as well as the post WWII peace treaty with Japan. This collection of Beaux Arts buildings serves a number of uses, including the Exposition Auditorium from the 1915 Panama-Pacific...