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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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US Navy

U.s. Navy Museum: Commodore Perry and the Opening of Japan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan discusses the American initiative to open Japan to western trade. It also features a biography of Commodore Perry, an exploration of the Japanese class system, and various learning activities.
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Other

Allen Memorial Art Museum Oberlin College

For Students 9th - 10th
Located at Oberlin College in Ohio. The museum highlights 17th century Dutch, Japanese prints, Renaissance and Baroque prints, modern European and contemporary American art.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Manzanar War Relocation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The most widely known American forced relocation camp where 11,070 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Wyoming: Heart Mountain Relocation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
An internment camp for Japanese-Americans during World War II.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ar: Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery

For Students 9th - 10th
Site of a World War II Japanese American internment camp.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Tule Lake Segregation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The largest Japanese American internment camp, it also had the highest security and stayed open longest, even after World War II. The Redress movement in the 1980s and pilgrimages to Tule Lake led to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Utah: Central Utah Relocation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
One of 10 relocation centers for internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The internees were mostly from northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, and included many professional artists.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Colorado: Granada War Relocation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
World War II Japanese American internment center.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Little Tokyo Historic District

For Students 9th - 10th
An ethnic Japanese American district in downtown Los Angeles, one of three official Japantowns in the United States.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Myths and Legends in Art

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Fully comprehensive site that dives into world myths and world cultures. View art that expresses mythological themes from various cultures around the world and learn about cultural similarities and differences. Key words for learning,...
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Flow of History

Flow of History: World War Two in the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
The stages of World War Two in the Pacific is profiled. Through text and a colored graphic flowchart, one can easily follow the progression of hostility and battles in the Pacific. Useful for both students and educators.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Asian Educational Media Service

For Students 9th - 10th
A tremendous resource for finding sites, multimedia, and other resources for teaching about or studying Asian countries. Search by country, media type, or grade level. Includes lesson plans and links to great online resources.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this discussion of Franklin Roosevelt's attention to foreign policy during his several terms in office to "Confronting Germany and Japan" and "Descent into War." Here you will find out about the United States' position of...
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Other

Propaganda Critic

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that offers student information on: Name Calling, Glittering Generalities, False Connections, Bad Logic or Propaganda, Wartime Propaganda and more! Site also offers the Propaganda Gallery - short video clips that can...
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Tokyo Rose

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate ?Tokyo Rose? the name given by American GIs to nearly a dozen women of American descent who broadcasted propaganda for the Japanese during World War II. The resource consists of an audio clip of Tokyo Rose broadcasts...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Hyper War: u.s. Army Campaigns of World War Ii: New Guinea, 1943 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Ibiblio.org offers an official Defense Department history of the American campaign in new Guinea against the Japanese.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Hiroshima: A Survivor's Story

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read an account of the experiences of Francis Mitsuo Tomosawa, a fifteen-year-old American of Japanese descent who was in Hiroshima on the day the atomic bomb was dropped on the city.
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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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University of Hawai'i

National Foreign Language Resource Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The NRLRC provides sites which help further our understanding of language. Some of these sites are suitable for elementary students. Others would be more suitable for higher levels of study. The site also has a link to online courses.
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Aaron Shepherd

Aaron's Storybook: Folktales

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
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.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Foreign Policy of Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes Roosevelt's policies towards Pan-America, involvement in the global conflict, and entry into World War II. Included are sample lessons and a bibliography. (Published in 1978)
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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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