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Smithsonian Institution
Cold War
The Cold War was not necessarily always cold in temperature, but the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union sure was frigid! Scholars read various passages, view exhibition graphics, and observe an artifact from the...
Anne Frank House
Who Was Anne Frank?
Set the stage for a study of The Diary of a Young Girl with a resource that includes background information about Anne Frank's early years, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, her Secret Annex hiding place, and her capture and...
Other
Amistad Digital Resource: End of World War Two
Narrative explores the role of African Americans after World War II ended and the state of the civil rights movement from the 1940s to the early 1050s.
Digital History
Digital History: From Wartime Allies to Cold War Enemies [Pdf]
This timeline traces the devolution of the relationship between the United States and Soviet Union from the end of World War II, where these two countries were allies, albeit suspicious of each other, and almost a year after the end of...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Prince Edward Island Memories of Wwii
Share in the stories of seven men and women from Prince Edward as they relate their experiences during World War ll. Listen to Bob Johnson as he tells of his harrowing experience in Burma, after being shot down, and spending 22 days in...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Nagasaki Bombing Remembering Nagasaki
A site based on remembering Nagasaki before, during, and after the bombing. Many pictures and accounts can be accessed by clicking on the picture the page.
BBC
Bbc: 1955: West Germany Accepted Into Nato
Describes the entrance of West Germany into NATO in 1955. A turning point of post-WWII world affairs. After being responsible for so much destruction, West Germany was welcomed back into the European community.
Other
National Diet Library: Birth of the Constitution of Japan
A site on the development of the constitution of Japan with descriptions of the major political figures and summaries of some of the documents.