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CommonLit

Common Lit: Introduction to World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "Introduction to World War II" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Us Home Front for Kids

For Students 5th - 8th
Kids learn about the history of the United States home front during World War II. How people back home helped to fight the war.
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Other

For King and Empire: Canada's Soldiers in the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
The For King and Empire website is a must for teachers of the First World War. Soldier day-by-by accounts of the battles at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele are provided along with authentic war art postcards and songs of the era available...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 in Europe for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of World War II in Europe. Germany attacks and conquers much of Europe, but Britain and USA fight back.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Recovery and the Marshall Plan for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the recovery from World War II and the Marshall Plan. Much of Europe was devastated and how the US helped.
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: International Conflicts: 1914 1975

For Students 7th
This tutorial discusses four wars between 1914 and 1975 that the United States participated in. These include: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Prisoners at Home: Everyday Life in Japanese Internment Camps

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition tells stories of everyday lives in Japanese Internment camps during World War II.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of Britain for Kids

For Students 5th - 8th
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of Britain during World War II. Germany bombs England and London for months.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of Iwo Jima for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. American marines take the island from the Japanese.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of Stalingrad for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of Stalingrad during World War II. Germany attacks the Soviet Union.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Battle of the Bulge for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. Germany tries to push back the Allies.
Primary
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: The Peacemaker

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a document containing President Wilson's plan for peace after World War I, known as his Fourteen Points, as well as photographs with captions, and the audio of one of his speeches in which he lays out his ideas and garners support...
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Other

Historic Missourians: Omar N. Bradley

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of World War II general Omar Bradley.
Activity
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Twentieth Century Monsters

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a detailed overview of America's involvement in World War II and the political movements lead by evil dictators that were sprouting up in countries such as Germany, Spain, Italy, and Japan.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Anne Frank

For Students 9th - 10th
Anne Frank's writing in her diary became one of the most recognized accounts of life for a Jewish family in Europe during World War II.
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National Archives (UK)

Cold War: The Yalta Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline of proceedings that took place at the Yalta Conference. Features student questions.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Harcourt: School Publishers: A Real Life "Rosie the Riveter"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Breaking news story about the death of "Rosie the Riveter", who helped to make a big impact on the role of women in World War II.
Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Red Baron, Air Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt by Captain Von Richthofen (the Red Baron) from the book "The Red Battle Flyer." Discusses warfare and bomb throwing from his point of view.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: Tanks: Page 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a chart with photographs of tanks used in World War I along with descriptions.
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Other

Ace Pilots: Billy Bishop

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on one of the most successful and notorious of WWI flying Aces. Quotes are included here.
Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: Leon Sverdlove on the Taft Hartley Act

For Students 9th - 10th
It's interesting to read about the anti-union sentiment that led to the Taft-Hartley Act after World War II, but even more amazing to see how that sentiment was tied to the anti-communist witch hunts of the time. Read the comments of the...
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Other

Holocaust (Shoah) Research Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Site offers extensive research resources regarding the Holocaust of World War II. This site has won awards from the History Channel and Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Other

Calvin College: Churchill Orders Destruction

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an illustrated essay from a weekly illustrated newspaper "Hamburger Illustrierte"(28 September 1940),pp.2-3. The essay discusses Churchill and the bombings of German cities during WWII.
eBook
Other

Eldritch Press: Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the actual text of the novel in a free, online version. Read it online or print it out.

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