Curated OER
"Lista Negra-The Black Lists"
Pupils review the history and political motivation behind the U.S. adoption of the Monroe Doctrine and how national security measures collide with the issues of due process and human rights during times of war. They learn about how the...
Curated OER
Battles and Events of World War II
In this World War II worksheet, students list the date, purpose, key people, and outcome of the 9 listed events and battles on the graphic organizer.
Curated OER
Battles and Events of World War II
For this battles and events of World War II study guide worksheet, students read the notes provided and add notes of their own.
Curated OER
Japanese American Baseball in the Camps
Young scholars study Japanese American internment camps. In this American history lesson plan, students compare and contrast the camp internees' experiences with with team sports-related challenges young scholars have encountered....
Curated OER
Vietnam War: Kennedy Assassination
Students determine how the Kennedy assassination impacted the United States and, more specifically, the Vietnam War. In this 20th century American history lesson, students read books and view video clips of the event and then write...
Curated OER
Events of World War II
Ninth graders examine the main leaders and events of World War II. In small groups they analyze images of main events in WWII, listen to a lecture, and complete a fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
Curated OER
Early German Axis Successes and Failures
In this Axis successes and failures learning exercise, students read about the Axis Powers and Allied Powers. Students read the dates of Axis successes, and about the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, the Battle of Midway, and El...
Curated OER
Defining Moments From the Past: Japanese American Internment
High schoolers conduct a mock Congressional Hearing to decide whether or not Japanese Americans who were sent to internment camps during World War II should be provided financial restitution. They research and create a time line of...
Curated OER
Jeopardy Review for WWII
Students participate in a Jeopardy-style review game for a quiz on WWII. They divide into teams, choose team captains and answer a variety of questions pertaining to the study of WWII.
Curated OER
Letters from the Japanese American Internment
Students make deductions about life in an internment camp by reading and comparing letters written to Clara Breed. Along the way, they consider the advantages of looking at a historical event from the multiple points of view of...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Primary Resources: Pearl Harbor Speech
A transcript of the infamous speech delivered by Franklin Roosevelt asking Congress to declare war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Photographs of the Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor
[Free Registration/Login Required] Several photographs of the events that occurred in Pearl Harbor in 1941 give a visual account of the attack to pair with the facts of the day.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: The Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 is a "day which will live in infamy." Read about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the entrance to World War II by the United States.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation
This is the text, audio, and video [3:08] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration of war against the Japanese the day after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Tales of Pearl Harbor Heroics
From the man who led the evacuation of USS Arizona to the fighter pilot who took to the skies in his pajamas, learn the stories of eight of the many servicemen who distinguished themselves on one of the darkest days in American military...
Read Works
Read Works: Day of Infamy
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Richard Hansing's experiences in the Navy while stationed in Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
BBC
Bbc: 1941: Japanese Planes Bomb Pearl Harbor
On This Day is an archive of significant news stories broadcast by the BBC. Link takes you to its report of the bombing of Pearl Harbor broadcast on December 7, 1941. With in-context notes to aid understanding.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address
The viewing goals for this lesson were for students to use a visual text, Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech (played first without sound), to identify visual cues & understand why he may have chosen to use certain...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Society: World War Ii in the Pacific
This interactive timeline takes you through the war in the Pacific during WWII. Vibrant pictures, primary source videos, and explanations accompany each important date. Follow the war in the Pacific from events leading to war to the...
Digital History
Digital History: The Decision to Drop the Bomb [Pdf]
The day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt gave the go-ahead to scientists to develop an atomic bomb. This site gives a good overview of the war in the Pacific against Japan, the increasing successes of the...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.
Other
Cjaa: Memories: Uchida
Yoshiko Uchida briefly talks of the world in the 1940s, Pearl Harbor, and the end of "days of innocence."