Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: Japanese American Internment
Original photos, art work and primary source documents portray life inside a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II.
Scholastic
Scholastic: World War Ii: American Homefront: From Homemaker to Shipbuilder
An account of how World War II changed the lives of not just the soldiers, but also the people on the homefront. Find out how their daily life changed, and how they helped in the war effort. Includes many photos, questions to think...
PBS
Pbs: "Kill the Indian and Save the Man": Native American Representation
Learn about the impact of US government policies of assimilation, relocation, and urbanization on Native American identity and culture in this series of videos from the American Masters film Words from a Bear: N. Scott Momaday. Years...
OpenStax
Open Stax: 1945 1960: African American Struggle for Civil Rights
Examines how Presidents Truman and Eisenhower dealt with the civil rights movement, the steps taken by African Americans to combat discrimination and segregation, and the reaction of white people in the South to the civil rights...
History of American Wars
History of American History: World War 2 Propaganda
Nations utilized the opportunity to use propaganda to help their causes in World War II. Propaganda, done right, can be quite useful.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: Ghettos
Go in-depth studying the Ghettos of World War II. What was their origin and what did they become?
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in the Pacific
Overview of the course of World War II as it unfolded with naval and air battles in the Pacific.
Other
Dave's Warbirds: American Aircraft of World War Ii
This site from Dave's Warbirds has pictures and information about virtually every American aircraft used in WWII. Look up aircraft by manufacturer, type/function or name.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Wwii: American Home Front
A thorough PowerPoint study tool engaging students reviewing what was happening in the United States during World War II.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Erwin Rommel (1891 1944)
This site is a brief biography of the military career of Erwin Rommel, the German Field Marshall during WWII.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Life in Japanese American Internment Camp
Information about life in an internment camp. Includes related activities and links to books and other websites on Japanese American internment.
US National Archives
National Archives: Confronting Work Place Discrimination on the Wwii Homefront
African Americans were not able to take advantage of the booming industries as Americans were mobilizing for WWII. The FEPC was established to make sure Roosevelt's executive order providing for equal opportunities in defense industries...
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: Life on the Home Front
Looks at what life was like at home in the U.S. during World War II using original photographs.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Admiral Chester Nimitz
This site is a biography of Chester Nimitz (1885-1966), an American admiral during WWII. Site compares him to MacArthur.
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: Richmond Shipyards
Original photos and informational text provide a look at what it was like to work in the Richmond, California shipyards during World War II.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History: Documents on the Grand Alliance
A collection of transcripts from meetings between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain during World War II in their efforts to defeat Germany and Japan.
PBS
Pbs: The War: Japanese American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
At the online companion site of the PBS documentary series "THE WAR," read a description of the brave efforts of the Japanese-American Soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion. With links to related...
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Japanese American Internment
A comprehensive learning module on the WWII internment of Japanese Americans that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students learn...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Within These Walls
If these walls could talk! Explore American History through one house that has experienced over 200 years of history. This interactive site has pictures of artifacts, primary sources, and music from 1757-1945. Be a detective and guess...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: Postmodernism
This lesson is an introduction to American Literature Postmodernism, after WWII an age of rapid development in science and technology. It discusses the characteristics of Postmodernism and lists some of the authors and their new ideas....
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Truman Doctrine
This is a copy of a speech given in 1947 that describes US intent in stopping the spread of communism. It outlines threats to communist expansion into Greece and Turkey, and the US response to such a threat. This is a great primary...
A&E Television
History.com: How a Japanese American Regiment Rescued Wwii's 'Lost Battalion'
The Japanese American Regiment Rescued WWII's "Lost Battalion." The Nisei soldiers of the 442nd became the most highly decorated regiment in U.S. military history for its size and length of service.
Other
Texas Historical Commission: Texas in World War Ii [Pdf]
From 1941 to 1945, Americans, and particularly Texans, rallied to supply manpower and equipment, while sacrificing much to support the wartime effort. Find out about this show of support in this illustrated guide.
Curated OER
Image of Hispanic Experience in Wwii Panel
Webcasts from the Library of Congress about women in military medicine, the Navajo Code Talker, Tuskegee Airmen, and others. Requires RealPlayer.