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Graphic
Curated OER

Stopping the Tide: The Battle of Midway, 4 6 June 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Stopping the Tide: The Battle of Midway, 4 6 June 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Stopping the Tide: The Battle of Midway, 4 6 June 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Stopping the Tide: The Battle of Midway, 4 6 June 1942

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete description of the Battle of Midway, often cited as the turning point of the war against the Japanese. Includes detailed information into what happened during the attacks.
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Primary
Other

National Security Agency: A Priceless Advantage [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A report written by the NSA on the U.S. Navy Communications Intelligence and the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and the Aleutians in the spring of 1942. Very credible and very complete. (Third edition)
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Website
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
You have heard about these famous events; now read about them from the viewpoint of an actual eye witness. Read personal accounts about the Blitzkrieg, the first atomic blast, attack of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and more.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Chronology of World War Ii Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Quiz yourself on the chronological order of WWII battles in the Pacific.
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Graphic
Other

History View: Uss Yorktown Cv 10

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a virtual trip to see the USS Yorktown, one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is named after the Battle of Yorktown of the American Revolutionary War and is the fourth U.S....
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Primary
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: World War Ii: The War Against Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
This online version of a book on the US war against Japan is very extensive and filled with useful information.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Admiral Chester Nimitz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a biography of Chester Nimitz (1885-1966), an American admiral during WWII. Site compares him to MacArthur.
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Website
Other

Welcome Aboard Theodore Taylor's Life and Times

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the official website of writer Theodore Taylor. Includes biographical information, a personal narrative about his childhood, a bibliography, and responses to several student questions.
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Article
ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive article which chronicles the efforts of U.S. Naval intelligence to read the secret radio messages of the Japanese Navy.
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Unknown Type
Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: Turning the Tide of War (1941 1943)

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz will test your knowledge about WWII.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Isoroku Yamamoto

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Wikipedia provides a biography of Japanese naval commander, Isoroku Yamamoto. Includes information on his accomplishments and his involvement in World War II and the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Website
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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Primary
Other

An Afternoon With Saburo Sakai: Japanese Fighter Ace

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview by Scott Hards with Saburo Sakai, the great Japanese fighter ace who described the war in the air against the Americans. (1998)
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: Ships of the u.s Navy, 1940 1945: Uss Yorktown

For Students 9th - 10th
Statistical information on the USS Yorktown along with photos from World War II.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Decision to Drop the Bomb [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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...