Library of Congress
Loc: Photographs of Signs Enforcing Racial Discrimination
Photographs taken in the 1940s of various public places that had posted signs for "White" and "Colored."
Other
Pacific War: Far Eastern Strategy and the Washington Conference of 1921 1922
A thorough examination of the post-World War I Washington Naval Conference which dealt with treaties with Japan, the U.S. desire for naval supremacy, and the compromise of War Plan Orange, which had a drastic effect on U.S. strategy in...
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Harry S. Truman Library: The Marshall Plan
This is a list of the actual documents with correspondence concerning the Marshall Plan.
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The United Nations Lesson Plan
A broad overview of the history, structure, and accomplishments of the United Nations. Learners review an overview of the institution and develop brief presentations in a group activity following a set of discussion questions.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Becoming Visible: Saul Bellow
Jewish American author Saul Bellow is featured in this biography identifying his literary contributions and his manner of drawing on the weaknesses of humanity. See "Saul Bellow Activities" for related materials.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Becoming Visible: Grace Paley
Grace Paley is presented in this brief biography highlighting her contributions to literature for her vivid expressions of American local-color through her writings. See "Grace Paley Activities" for related materials.
Read Works
Read Works: Excerpt From "The Fifties": The Affluent Society
[Free Registration/Login Required] Abridged from the full text located at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, this passage provides information about economic wealth of Americans living during the 1950's. Paired texts are...
Brown University
Brown University: Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter"
Norman Rockwell illustration of Rosie that appeared on the front of the "Saturday Evening Post," May 29, 1943.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Tito
Details of the life and times of post-World War II dictator of Yugoslavia, Tito.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Gospel Music Meets a Wide Audience (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that identifies some of the leading figures in post-World War II gospel music. Learners compare the differences in style and approach of several gospel musicians and analyze how music has different meanings in different social...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Jimmy Reed
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Jimmy Reed, an American singer, harmonica player, and guitarist who was one of the most popular blues musicians of the post-World War II era.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Milt Hinton
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Milt Hinton, an African American jazz musician, a highly versatile bassist who came of age in the swing era and became one of the favorite bassists of post-World War II jazz.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie Dixon
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Willie Dixon, an American blues musician who, as record producer, bassist, and prolific songwriter, exerted a major influence on the post-World War II Chicago style.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Muddy Waters
A brief biography of Muddy Waters, American blues guitarist and singer who became famous in the post-World War II era.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Africa, 1918
This map is of Africa after World War I. The scramble by Italy, Belgium, and Germany to create colonies in order to keep up with the British, French, and Spanish Empires was played out in Africa, the last remaining continent yet to be...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: The Graphite Reactor
This resource describes the world's first nuclear reactor and the role which it played in the Manhattan Project. Also discussed are topics such as the goal of plutonium development for nuclear weapons, the goals of the top-secret,...
PBS
Pbs: Commanding Heights: German Hyperinflation, 1923
This site provides great discussion of the causes and effects of the German Hyperinflation of 1923.
Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: Postwar Occupation and Division
The division of political views following World War II was both social and physical. Four Occupation Zones were located throughout Germany. The Allies worked diligently to ensure Germany would not destroy peace in the world again. This...
Mother Earth Travel
Mother Earth Travel: History of Germany: Frg and Gdr
A concise account of the birth of the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic in the years following World War II.
BBC
Bbc: Atlantic Charter
This primary source article discusses the development of the Atlantic Charter and its provisions for self-determination in Europe.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Heinrich Boll
A biography on the life of Heinrich Boll discusses many of his famous writings. Boll's works portrayed Germany after World War II with a deep moral vision and attacked the materialistic values of the post-war society. Also contains a...
Wessels Living History Farm
Living History Farm: Farming in the 1940s: The Gi Bill
Find a summary of the benefits offered to veterans of World War II through the GI Bill. See how college attendance was affected by the return of veterans and their enrollment in post-secondary education.
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: How America Contained the Threat of Communism
This site discusses America's post-World War II foreign policy in outline form.
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