Alabama Department of Archives and History
Camp Aliceville: The Story of WWII Prisoners of War Who Came to Alabama
POW camps in the United states? In Alabama? The German POW camp in Aliceville, Alabama is used as the focus of a study of the more than 700 camps built in the US during World War II.
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Camp Stark, New Hampshire, World War II Prisoner-of-War Camp
Students examine the political, personal, and geographical boundaries created by World War II to the citizens and prisoners of war at Camp Stark.
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Prisoner in One's Own Home
Examine the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. After reading an article from the New York Times and exploring the author's word choice, young readers find the central idea in the text and work on researching...
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Cloze Passage: Lim Bo Seng
Use this Cloze activity instructional activity in your vocabulary lesson or unit about World War II. After reading a passage about Lim Bo Seng, a guerrilla warrior from Singapore, sixth graders fill in twelve blank spaces using context...
American Immigration Law Foundation
No Pretty Pictures
Here is a nice set of activities and discussion questions to accompany your class reading of No Pretty Pictures, a memoir of a young girl's experiences and struggle for survival during the Holocaust.
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Lesson III: Crisis, Pearl Harbor, Internment
The third in a series of lessons introduced by “A Fence Away From Freedom,” uses the Smithsonian website, “A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution” and focuses on the section of the presentation devoted to the...
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Wilbur West, An Oral History
Third graders listen to the history of Wilbur West, a World War II veteren. They discuss how he is an important piece of history. They write a persuasive essay on the importance of Veteren's Day.
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Holocaust Research Project
Students research multiple aspects of WWII. In this Holocaust lesson plan, students will use several primary source documents to write a 3 page pater on subjects concerning WWII, such as Kristallnacht, Ethnic Cleansing and the Holocaust.
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"Exploring U.S. Motives Behind WWII Imprisonment and Deportation of German, Japanese, and Italian Latin Americans"
Students research and examine the secret Special War Problems Division program in Latin America and discuss the impact of the program on civil and human rights. They assess the motives for the program and explore various quotes from that...
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Museum World War II Crossword Puzzle
In this historical worksheet, students will solve a very difficult crossword puzzle. All information pertains to the Airborne and Special Operations Museum.
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Lessons from a Holocaust Survivor
Students investigate the life of a prisoner in the concentration camps of WWII during the Holocaust by performing research. The lesson helps students to "put a face" on prisoners of the concentration camps.
Essential Kids
Australian History for Kids
When did Aboriginal tribes arrive in Australia? When were the Sydney Olympic Games hosted? Review some major events in Australian history with this timeline activity worksheet.
Other
Texas Escapes: World War Ii
A rich collection of stories and photographs covering the Texans who participated in World War II. Topics covered include many stories of individual men and women who took part in conflicts, training camps and prisoner of war camps in...
Other
Museum of Florida History: Florida Remembers Wwii
Details the many roles Florida and Floridians played in World War II, how the development of Florida was helped by WWII, and the state's prisoner of war camps.
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Museum of Florida History: Florida Remembers Wwii
Details the many roles Florida and Floridians played in World War II, how the development of Florida was helped by WWII, and the state's prisoner of war camps.
PBS
Nova: The Nazi Prison Escape Tunnel
Explore one of the three escape tunnels secretly engineered by Allied airmen imprisoned at the Nazi POW camp Stalag Luft III. Follow the escape of the 76 men through the 300-foot tunnel using this interactive map drawn by one of the POWs...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: The Army Nurse Corps
This brochure was printed to commemorate and capture the history of the Army Nurse Corps. Read about their amazing adventures in WWII while looking at pictures and learning amazing facts about these women.
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Art Montana: Ben Steele Prisoner of War Chronicles
The story of Ben Steele, an American soldier captured on the Bataan Peninsula and forced on the Bataan Death March. The site links to his drawings with a brief explanation.