Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...

Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...

An extensive site chronicling the public consensus shown to the media among Allied members: the USSR, Great Britain, and the USA. Gives ample primary sources and student activities.

World War II (WWII), a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 involved more than 100 million people and over 30 countries. The Allied powers - including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union - worked together...

Examples of propaganda used to promote and celebrate the Allied forces with soldier imagery. Thumbnails can be enlarged by clicking on them and each thumbnail is captioned with a description. This page looks at uniforms of Allied soldiers.

Examples of propaganda promoting the Allies with images of animals, flowers, and naval motifs. Captioned thumbnails can be enlarged for viewing purposes by clicking on them.

A brief description of the course of World War II in both Europe and the Pacific. Read about the new technologies developed for the military by both the Allies and Axis powers, and find out about the millions who died as a result of the...

This is a very interesting history of the development of trains in Germany after WWII. An aspect of history that is overlooked, rebuilding the transportation infrastructure in Germany was a big and important project for the occupying...

World War II Military Situation Maps contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the...

Teacher-created site that examines the flow of events that led to the outbreak of World War II.

An interactive chronicle of WWII. Starts with the causes of WWII and goes through the entire war step by step. Interactive maps, videos, and a step by step explanation of each event.

A complete web site on France in World War I. A list of clickable links to more specific topics such as an atlas of France's military or posters from the war. Some of them are in French.

Read all four sections of this interview with historian Norman Stone to gain a better understanding of Russia's economic, political and social positions at the beginning of World War I.

The Brigham Young University provides information on the terms set by the WWI allied powers for the Armistice. Official release by the German Government, published in the Kreuz-Zeitung, November 11, 1918.

Features the Armistice terms that were set by the Allied powers for the Armistice of November 11, 1918.

A map of China from 1919 showing the territorial possessions claimed in the country under European and Japanese imperialism after the Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895) between Japan and China, and the Conference of Paris, or Paris Peace...

A comprehensive look at World War II including video clips and audio clips of important speeches by the world leaders of the time.

Historian Geoffrey Best explores the transformation of Winston Churchill from a gifted politician to the victorious leader of the British nation. Churchill led Britain through World War Two with unique assurance and changed his country's...

This site describes how the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I. Includes photos.

During W.W.II, Russia and Germany had an agreement not to attack each other. Germany did not honor that agreement. The Premier of Russia, Joseph Stalin, asked for help from the U.S. and Great Britain. Use this site to see how that was...

A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.

This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...

Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.

Young scholars develop and express claims through discussions and writing which evaluate the effect the Treaty of Versailles had on settling the international disputes which had initiated World War I.