Curated OER
Altoona Horseshoe Curve: A Vital Link
High schoolers explain the significance of the Horseshoe Curve. For this railroad lesson students reconstruct elements of a German plot to destroy the Horseshoe Curve.
Curated OER
"A Sound of Hammering"
Tenth graders study "A Sound of Hammering," which is a letter written by a former soldier after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II.
Curated OER
Can You Name the Dog Breed?
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of questions about breeds of dogs. Answers may be submitted for review by clicking a link at the bottom of the page.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Us History: The New Deal and Wwii
Comprehensive U.S. History course learning module on the New Deal and WWII. Multi-media and interactive lessons, assignments, projects and tests.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Mexican Labor and Wwii: Bracero Program
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Bracero Program.
Library of Congress
Loc: Great Depression and Wwii, 1929 1945
Page depicts information on the Great Depression and World War II, with famous photo of migrant worker by Dorothea Lange from 1938.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Holocaust: Holocaust and Wwii Maps
Maps covering major events during the Holocaust and World War II.
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: The Bracero Program
Original photographs and informational text explore the government-sponsored Mexican worker program known as Braceros that was in place during World War II.
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: Richmond Shipyards
Original photos and informational text provide a look at what it was like to work in the Richmond, California shipyards during World War II.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Dictatorships and World War Ii
World War II was a direct result of the rise of dictators in some European nations. Enhance study with these detailed videos, lessons, and slide shows.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The War in North Africa and Europe
Overview of the course of World War II in North Africa and Europe.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Japan, Pearl Harbor and War
Overview of Japanese expansion in the Pacific, attack on Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry into World War II.
Virginia History Series
Virginia History Series: Virginia State History Wwii Era (1940 1948) [Pdf]
WWII awakened a massive development in Virginia from manufacturing to naval bases. Follow the course of the war through pictures, maps, charts and political cartoons. Visualize life in America and abroad during the war.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Wwii and the Cold War
This collection of videos, lessons, primary sources and slideshows will compliment studies about how the United States became involved in World War II. Follow the course of the war and the development of the war against Communism.
Yale University
Yale: Avalon Project: Protocol Concluded by Italy, Germany, and Japan
Provides the text of the protocol concluded by Italy, Germany, and Japan at Rome on November 6, 1937.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Rules of War: Choices: Truman, Hirohito, and the Atomic Bomb
Lesson and activity on rules of war and the decision to drop the atomic bomb during WWII.
OpenStax
Open Stax: World War Ii 1941 1945: Origins of War: Europe, Asia and United States
Examines the conditions that fostered the rise of Fascism and Nazism, the events during the lead-up to the outbreak of war, and what Roosevelt did to help affected nations yet still keep the United States neutral.
Other
National Council for the Social Studies: Fear, Panic, and Injustice
What did it feel like to have to leave your home and possessions to live in a camp during WWII because you were a Japanese-American? Students will understand the climate of fear during this time and develop empathy toward the families...
PBS
Pbs: "Kill the Indian and Save the Man": Native American Representation
Learn about the impact of US government policies of assimilation, relocation, and urbanization on Native American identity and culture in this series of videos from the American Masters film Words from a Bear: N. Scott Momaday. Years...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: u.s. Rationing During Wwii
Interactive instructional activity on U.S. Rationing during WWII uses a 1942 genre painting, Wartime Marketing, for students to study American Life during WWII.
BBC
Bbc: History Trail: Wars and Conflict
This site discusses the army of Britain from a historical perspective, talks about what becomes of a person who is a soldier, and has activities and quizzes for students. The main focus is on the two World Wars.
Calisphere: University of California Libraries
University of California: Calisphere: Wwii 1939 45: 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Images, photos and primary source material document the experience of Japanese men in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.
US National Archives
National Archives: Confronting Work Place Discrimination on the Wwii Homefront
African Americans were not able to take advantage of the booming industries as Americans were mobilizing for WWII. The FEPC was established to make sure Roosevelt's executive order providing for equal opportunities in defense industries...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Fighting the Good Fight in Wwii 1941 1945: Victory in European Theater
Examines the diplomatic negotiations among the Big Three leaders - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin - during World War II. Discusses the invasion of North Africa, the invasion of Europe, the shock of seeing the impact of the Holocaust...
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