Curated OER
Loc: Experiencing War, Military Medicine
Stories focuses on military medicine and highlights personal accounts from doctors, nurses and individuals providing medical support.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Battle Below the Soyang
Provides a detailed description of the battle below the Soyang. Includes information on the search for the enemy, the offensive resumed, and the battle shifts east.
Other
2nd Infantry Division: Heartbreak Ridge
Discusses the Battle at Heartbreak Ridge and the involvement of the 2nd Infantry Division in the battle.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Joseph Heller
An extensive exploration into the world of Joseph Heller. Provides a biographical sketch and details of his career. Offers commentary and literary criticism concerning several of his works.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum: Truman 4 Kids
A great place for young students to start learning about the life of President Harry S Truman. Find out what he was like as a kid.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Period 8: 1945 1980
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History: Period 8: 1945-1980.
New York Times
New York Times: On This Day: Harry S. Truman: Decisive President
A New York Times obituary of Harry S. Truman, which outlines his life as a Senator, Vice-President, and President. Read about his domestic and foreign policy decisions.
PBS
Pbs: Atomic Bomb
Extensive treatment of PBS movie "Race for the Superbomb". Includes timeline, maps, special features, and teacher's guide. Extensive links to people and events.
BBC
Bbc News: North Korea: A Political History
This history of North Korea details the cult of personality that developed around Kim Il-sung and what has happened since his death in 1994 with the rise of his son and successor, Kim Jong Il.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: World History Lesson Plans
These lesson plans deal with world history. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
University of Maryland
The People's Republic of China
This site offers information about the People's Republic of China, which was established in 1949, after the victory of the Chinese Communist Party.
Other
Korea 1950 1953: The Hook
Provides information on "the Hook." Includes the following sections: "The Black Watch Arrives," "The Second Battle for the Hook," "The Duke of Wellington's Regiment at the Hook," and "The Third Battle for the Hook."
Other
Inchon: Overview
An excellent review of the events surrounding and including the amphibious landing into the dangerous tides of Inchon Harbor.
Curated OER
National Park Service: National Mall
This site is from the National Park Service. No shoe stores at this mall! Find out about our national "front yard" -- statistics, a link to the history of the National Mall, and a listing of all the monuments on the Mall. Also includes a...
Other
Biographies: Harry S. Truman
This brief, but comprehensive look at the Truman administration covers Truman's actions from the time he took office upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt to his decision not to run in the election of 1952.
US Navy
The Inchon Invasion, September 1950
[Archived Content] Provides an overview and selected images from the Inchon invasion.
Curated OER
British Tank Commander in Korea
The BBC provides a detailed 5 page overview of the Korean War that took place in the mid-1950s.
PBS
Pbs: Asia Rising
Much of the study of history involves facts and dates. This site brings more to the mix. Read and listen to two accounts from people who were actually involved in the everyday making of history, a Nagasaki shipbuilder and a Korean...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Map of the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on
This US Army site features a very detailed battle map from the November 25-28, 1950 battle.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: 1988 Seoul Olympic Games
A collection of primary source documents from the International Olympic Committee about the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. "The collection highlight the relationship between sport and politics and offer an unprecedented window into North...
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Map of the Battle of the Changjin Reservoir
The U.S. Army offers a very detailed Army map of the Nov. 27-29, 1950 Battle of the Changjin Reservoir.
Aaron Shepherd
Aaron's Storybook: Folktales
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.