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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Asian Educational Media Service

For Students 9th - 10th
A tremendous resource for finding sites, multimedia, and other resources for teaching about or studying Asian countries. Search by country, media type, or grade level. Includes lesson plans and links to great online resources.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this discussion of Franklin Roosevelt's attention to foreign policy during his several terms in office to "Confronting Germany and Japan" and "Descent into War." Here you will find out about the United States' position of...
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Other

Propaganda Critic

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that offers student information on: Name Calling, Glittering Generalities, False Connections, Bad Logic or Propaganda, Wartime Propaganda and more! Site also offers the Propaganda Gallery - short video clips that can...
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Tokyo Rose

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate ?Tokyo Rose? the name given by American GIs to nearly a dozen women of American descent who broadcasted propaganda for the Japanese during World War II. The resource consists of an audio clip of Tokyo Rose broadcasts...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: New Guinea, 1943 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibiblio.org offers an official Defense Department history of the American campaign in new Guinea against the Japanese.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Hiroshima: A Survivor's Story

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: War in the Pacific

For Students 5th - 8th
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.
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University of Hawai'i

National Foreign Language Resource Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The NRLRC provides sites which help further our understanding of language. Some of these sites are suitable for elementary students. Others would be more suitable for higher levels of study. The site also has a link to online courses.
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Aaron Shepherd

Aaron's Storybook: Folktales

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Many folktale resources are offered here. Texts of stories, "extras" including music and audio files, posters and background information can be found for some stories.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Foreign Policy of Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes Roosevelt's policies towards Pan-America, involvement in the global conflict, and entry into World War II. Included are sample lessons and a bibliography. (Published in 1978)
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Civil Liberties in Wartime

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of civil liberties at wartime.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Mary Cassatt

For Students 9th - 10th
A site by the National Gallery of Art of twelve selected Cassatt color prints. There is also a biography of the artist.
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Complete List of Textile Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's complete list of textile artists from the 17th century to the present day. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fdr and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jack London

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources are provided for teaching young scholars reading Jack London's The Call of the Wild and his other works.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Reactions to a Troubled World

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the rising militarism and fascism in Europe and Asia as dictators expanded their territories. See how the United States reacted with its series of three neutrality acts.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Commodore Perry's Expedition to Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
The sources in this primary set document Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan. Includes teaching guide.
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: Invasion of Peleliu

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the little publicized, but very important invasion of Peleliu in September, 1944. Watch the troop movements of the American Marines and the Japanese Army on the animated maps and find out about the tremendous casualties on...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of Iwo Jima for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. American marines take the island from the Japanese.
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Curated OER

Yellow Journalism and James Creelman

For Students 9th - 10th
Frederick A. Moritz tells the biography of a yellow journalist, James Creelman. Learn more about yellow journalism during the Spanish-American War and the Sino-Japanese Wars and the impact yellow journalism played in world affairs.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Uss Drum(submarine)

For Students 9th - 10th
Launched on May 12, 1941, this was the first of the Gato-class submarines completed before World War II. It represents what was the standard design for American fleet submarines at the beginning of that war. The USS Drum sank fifteen...
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Curated OER

Photo 30 K

For Students 9th - 10th
Hear a 1945 American radio report about the atomic bombing of Japan, see a photo of the atomic explosion over Nagasaki, and read an account of how the surrender was announced to the Japanese.

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