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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Korean War Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on the Korean War Memorial dedicated on July 27, 1995, and located in Washington, DC.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Australian Involvement in the First World War

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Australian army's involvement in World War I.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Marine Corps War Memorial

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides images, a brief history of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, and a description of the Marine Corps War Memorial honoring the men of the United States Marine Corps who died in combat.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Framing Conflict: Iraq and Afghanistan

For Students 9th - 10th
In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: 1918: Final Victory and Armistice

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site focusing on the role of the Australians in France at the end of World War I, this page briefly describes the events leading up to the Armistice, and presents the responses of several Australian soldiers.
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: The Anzac Day Tradition

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of the ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) Day traditions, and why it is such a special day in Australia.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Memorials to Canadians' Achievements & Sacrifices

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a guide to the memorials erected for Canadians throughout the world. Since Confederation, Canadians have served around the world in military actions for the cause of peace and freedom. Over a hundred thousand Canadians have...
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Trench Warfare: Hell on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of trench warfare, including several pictures.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Nazi Persecution of Soviet Prisoners of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This article details the Nazi treatment of Soviet prisoners of war in World War II. Though it is not frequently discussed, there were almost as many Soviet prisoners killed by the Nazis as there were Jews.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Official information about the Vietnam War Memorial (the Wall) from the National Park Service.
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Archives of Ontario

Walter Allward and the Canadian Vimy Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Vimy Memorial stands as a tribute to Canadian troops in World War I. This page focuses on its creator, Walter Allward, and his career.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Jehovah's Witnesses

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany during World War II, their attitudes toward the Nazis and the war, and their subsequent treatment by the Nazis.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Displaced Persons

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the establishment of centers for displaced persons, especially Jews who survived the Holocaust, and about the subsequent emigration of most of those people in the decade following the end of World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Death Marches

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the forced marches the Nazis used to try to keep concentration camp victims out of the hands of the Allies in the last few months of World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Lodz

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the German takeover of the Polish city of Lodz early in World War II.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Lublin/majdanek Concentration Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the role the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland played both in providing labor for the Nazi war effort and in the "final solution" the Nazis planned.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: Cronologia Del Holocausto (1933 1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum we have the Spanish version of the Holocaust encyclopedia of the museum; in this case a "Cronologia del Holocausto (1933 - 1939)" or "Chronology of the Holocaust,...
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Other

St.petersburg.com: Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes the Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery, where thousands of people from WWII are buried.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: "Final Solution": Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Site created by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum to explain the Final Solution, the Nazi plan to exterminate all Jewish people. Site provides extensive information about the plan and the method by using pictures and written descriptions....
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Brigham Young University

The World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Conventions, treaties, and official papers, organized by title, country and year. The site also includes sections on memorials and reminiscences, a biographical dictionary, an image archive, the maritime war, the medical front, as well...
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Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: China (Boxer Rebellion), 1900 01

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the Australian aid given to the British Army during the Boxer Rebellion.
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Vimy: Honour the Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site commemorates the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the events that were held in its honour, including the restoration of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France in April 2007. Read about the history of Vimy...
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Yale University

Yale University: History and Memory

For Students 9th - 10th
A seven-week video lecture exploring history and memory, focusing on how people mourn and recall tragedies. Lecture titles include: "Remembering Catastrophe," "War Memorials," "War Literature," and "Art and Catastrophe."
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Korean War Memorial

For Students 3rd - 8th
A description of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.