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Smithsonian Institution

World War II

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
December 7th is remembered as a tragic time in American history, but some scholars may not know why. The resource explains the significance of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as well as how World War II relates to American history. The...
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Smithsonian Institution

New American Roles

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
America has dealt with its fair share of hardships in contemporary history. The resource discusses the events of the Gulf War, September 11th, the Afghanistan War, and The Iraq War. Scholars click on artifacts to learn more information,...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Allied Powers for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Allied Powers of World War II in history. The Allies such as Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States fought the Axis Powers.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Jewish Soldiers in the Allied Armies

For Students 9th - 10th
Approximately 1.5 millions Jews fought with the Allied powers in WWII. Read a synopsis and view primary sources such as photos, testimonies, artifacts, and documents pertaining to the Jewish soldiers.
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Propaganda Postcards of the Great War: Allies: Celebrating Alliances (1)

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of propaganda used to celebrate and promote the Allied Powers during World War I. The imagery focuses on heads of state and flags.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The World's Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
How much did they know and when did they know it? Examine the response of the Allied powers to intelligence showing the mass extermination of Jews. Read background information and view primary sources showing that the Allies knew the...
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Propaganda Postcards of the Great War: Allies: Celebrating Alliances (2)

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of propaganda used to promote and celebrate the Allied forces with soldier imagery. Thumbnails can be enlarged by clicking on them and each thumbnail is captioned with a description. This page looks at uniforms of Allied soldiers.
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Propaganda Postcards of the Great War: Allies: Celebrating Alliances (3)

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of propaganda promoting the Allies with images of animals, flowers, and naval motifs. Captioned thumbnails can be enlarged for viewing purposes by clicking on them.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Central Powers

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Central Powers of World War I including the countries, leaders, military commanders, and facts - the alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
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The World at War: Axis Offensive 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
The involvement of Great Britain was an important part of the allied attempts to defeat the axis powers. This site provides a timeline of events in World War II, and gives a good general idea of Britain's role in the events of war.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: America in the Second World War

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...
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Other

Db Trains: Epoch Iii (1945 1970)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very interesting history of the development of trains in Germany after WWII. An aspect of history that is overlooked, rebuilding the transportation infrastructure in Germany was a big and important project for the occupying...
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Other

The Allied Occupation of Austria

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives readers a overview of the allied occupation of Austria, with particular emphasis given to Britain. Gives a list of senior military figures and military divisions that served there.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Axis Powers for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Axis Powers of World War II in history. These countries such as Germany, Italy, and Japan fought the Allies.
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US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: World War Ii Campaigns: Sicily

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure from the Center of Military History recounts the Allied invasion of Sicily at the beginning of the Italian Campaign.
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Flow of History

Flow of History: The Road to World War Two (1939 45)

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher-created site that examines the flow of events that led to the outbreak of World War II.
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Ohio State University

E History: The Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive chronicle of WWII. Starts with the causes of WWII and goes through the entire war step by step. Interactive maps, videos, and a step by step explanation of each event.
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University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh: France in the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete web site on France in World War I. A list of clickable links to more specific topics such as an atlas of France's military or posters from the war. Some of them are in French.
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PBS

Norman Stone on Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all four sections of this interview with historian Norman Stone to gain a better understanding of Russia's economic, political and social positions at the beginning of World War I.
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Brigham Young University

World War I: Conditions of Armistice With Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Features the Armistice terms that were set by the Allied powers for the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
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US National Archives

Nara: Military Resources World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of resources on World War I from the National Archives and Records Administration, including links to external sites.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova Hunt for the Hood

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the historic exploration to locate the HMS Hood - sunk in her battle with Germany's Bismark.
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First World War

First World war.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Site does a good job of giving an overview of most of the key aspects of World War I: the causes of the war, a timeline, weapons of war, etc. As a special feature you can listen to vintage audio of speeches and music of the WWI era.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...

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