Explore the Vietnam Memorial, Korean War Memorial, and more memorials located throughout the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park.

A brief analysis of the Axis powers during World War II, and the causes they had in common.

After learning about the origin and customs of Memorial Day, the young scholars can connect to various online sites showing the important memorials that have been constructed to honor soldiers who were killed during U.S. wars and conflicts.

Informative encyclopedia article describing the trials of major war criminals of World War Two. Most of these trials took place before representatives of the Allied powers known as the International Military Tribunal although some of the...

Find out about Maya Lin, and how it came to be that she desigend the Vietnam War Memorial Wall in Washington, DC.

This series of learning activities is about the history of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and other First World War events. View the construction of the Vimy Memorial and explore Vimy today.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was first officially observed on May 30, 1868 to honor soldiers who died in the Civil War. It is now celebrated on the last Monday in May and recognizes the efforts of all soldiers who died...

Article describing in statistical form the devastating effects of the Holocaust on the Jewish population and the flight of Jewish refugees during and after World War II in post-war Europe.

An article about what happened to the Jewish refugees who tried to escape from Germany aboard the St. Louis early in World War II.

Describes the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann that took place in Israel in the early 1960s. He was indicted on 15 counts of 'crimes against humanity' and in 1962 was executed by hanging.

A brief description of Nazi antisemitism. The site also provides links to the entire United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site.

Site of the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. Includes information on the dedication, the construction, and design. You may also enter a World War II Veteran in the Memorial Registry.

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...

Stories and photographs covering people from or who trained in Texas during World War I. Topics covered include the men who fought or worked for the war effort, military camps, the home front, and monuments and memorials of the war.

This site from the Arlington National Cemetery contains a memorial to the U.S.S. Maine, a ship that was sunk during the Spanish-American War. Includes some brief text, then a lot of pictures, and then some in-depth text.

An article about the history of the Bergen-Belsen camp complex and the varied roles it played in the Nazi efforts to imprison a wide variety of populations throughout World War II.

Article about the Nazis' systematic use of propaganda as a way of controlling the ideas of the German people prior to, and throughout World War II. Propaganda was primarily created against Jews, Communists, and any groups which were not...

This article details the life of war criminal Adolf Eichmann from his youth to his capture and execution.

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum features the Jewish Parachutists from Palestine who volunteered to join the British Army. Describes their role in organizing resistance to the Germans and aiding in the rescue of Allied captives....

The Remember Me project seeks to document the wartime experiences of children who were separated from their families or orphaned at the end of World War II by identifying now-adult survivors from photographs taken by relief workers after...

Article detailing the development and use of concentration camps in pre-World War II Germany to detain political enemies, subversives, and so-called "social deviants."

A description of the concentration camp system at Buchenwald, and the varied types of prisoners who were held there before and during World War II.

A description of the use of concentration camp prisoners for medical experimentation by the Nazis during World War II.

This article chronicles both the plight and the resistance of the Jews in the Lithuanian city of Kovno during World War II.