"...December 7, 1941-a day that will live in infamy." After Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States jumped full force into World War II, declaring war on Japan.

This video brings viewers up to modern history (1975) after taking them through WWII, the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. Although the timeline's format may seem straightforward, viewers will be engaged by the...

Examine human resilience across two texts with a detailed unit. Over the course of a week, learners will conduct a close reading of excerpts from Unbroken and Farewell to Manzanar. The resource includes clear procedures for reading and...

Students research World War II and discuss how conflicts in the war lead to change. In this World War II lesson plan, students read books, watch movies, complete activity sheets, and answer questions all researching the war.

A video [0:40] of James Wright telling of his experience as he witnessed the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Original video [16:53] from the U.S. Office of War Information published in 1942 examines events leading to Pearl Harbor and the course of German invasion and alliance in Europe and Japanese invasion in Asia.

Describes the successes of the Axis Powers as they expand their reach across Europe, Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union, and the entry of the United States into the war after Pearl Harbor is attacked. [12:12]

The United States entered the war in 1942 and focused much of their attention on the Japanese following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. [5:51]

Meet Takejiro Higa. In order to avoid being drafted into Japan's Manchuria Development Youth Corps, he begged his sister for fare to flee to Hawaii in 1939. A few years later while working in Oahu, Higa watched the bombing of Pearl...

Using all color footage, this concise World War II documentary covers the U.S. fighting forces before the war, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, through the fighting in Europe and the Pacific, all the way to the surrender of Germany and...

In 1941, the Axis gains further momentum with control of most of Continential Europe. Hitler decides to break pact and invade Stalin's Soviet Union. United States enters World War II after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. [12:11]

World War II was the second war to embattle the entire globe, lasting from 1939 to 1945. It not only witnessed the Holocaust and the nuclear bombings of Japan, but became the deadliest conflict in human history. This collection includes...