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University of Washington

University of Washington Libraries: Relocation of Japanese Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers the text of a pamphlet printed by the War Relocation Authority published in May of 1943.
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Other

University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Life Interrupted

For Students 9th - 10th
The history of Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes videos, pictures, and maps.
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University of California

The Bancroft Library: Italian Americans in California

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to the history and culture of Italian immigrants and their descendants in California from 1687 to the present. Shows how the people, industries, and neighborhoods of an area change over time. Includes a virtual exhibit...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Balancing Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This is from an American history course designed for teachers to enrich their knowledge and their teaching practice. This interactive is a set of nine exercises where teachers evaluate primary resources related to a specific event in...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in World War Ii 1941 1945: The Home Front

For Students 11th - 12th
Discusses how America prepared for war, the impact on the work force in the United States, how women and other civilians supported the war effort, and how the war affected race relations.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: The World War Ii Home Front

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] World War II had a deep impact on the United States. The war affected all phases of American life both on the home front and overseas in battle. This text document addresses the many and varied ways...
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Other

University of Arkansas Libraries: Land of (Un)equal Opportunity

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of records and photographs that documents the struggle for equality in Arkansas by African Americans, women, and Japanese Americans. Timeline, lesson plans, and similar resources available for added depth.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Dorothea Lange

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of four video lessons about Dorothea Lange, an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression-era work, and her works. Teaching materials are included.
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INTERNET Red 2000

All About Spain: Travel and Tourism

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive index of information about Spain and Spanish culture. It contains photo tours, city guides, a traveler's yellow pages, and a country and culture section filled with useful information.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Nature Resets Body's Clock

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on a recent study which found that people who spent a week in the woods experience a shift of two hours in their internal clocks. Includes a list of vocabulary words from the article.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you bring justice to the millions of people killed in German concentration camps? The Nuremberg Trials attempted this challenge. Study how SS officers were put on trial and punished using the following primary sources. Included...
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McGraw Hill

"Picture Bride" by Yoshiko Uchida

For Students 6th - 8th
This is a brief synopsis of Yoshiko Uchida's "Picture Bride." You can also find links to related books and study guides.
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Other

Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Born Free and Equal

For Students 9th - 10th
Compete digitized copy of Ansel Adam's book about Manzanar.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with the memoir "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Wakatsuki. [Free account registration required for specific tools.]
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Japanese Relocation During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Japanese Relocation During World War II" by The National Archives, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: The Reunion Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 6th
The Reunion, a novel by Jacqueline Pearce, explores the friendship between two girls and interweaves it with a grandmother's story of her severed friendship with a Japanese Canadian girl during World War II. This teacher's guide includes...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II was the second war to embattle the entire globe, lasting from 1939 to 1945. It not only witnessed the Holocaust and the nuclear bombings of Japan, but became the deadliest conflict in human history. This collection includes...
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz focuses on the United States involvement during World War II.
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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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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: The Pursuit of Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
This book analyzes 30 Supreme Court cases chosen by a group of Supreme Court justices and leading civics educators as the most important for American citizens to understand. An additional 100 significant cases included in state history...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Right to Due Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this interactive timeline of the right to due process in the United States.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Civil Liberties in Wartime

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of civil liberties at wartime.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fdr and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the United States through World War II and laid the groundwork for Harry Truman to assume the role after his death.

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