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Unit Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: Depression and War

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the Great Depression in America and the events of World War II under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Adapted from A History of US by Joy Hakim. Includes timeline, glossary, quiz, historic photographs, audioclips, links for further...
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Website
Other

Historical Soc. Of Penn: Japanese American Experience

For Students 9th - 10th
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies has a site devoted to the history of the Japanese American, the continuing traditions, the legacy of internment and more.
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Handout
Other

Kingwood Library: American Cultural History: 1940 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a walk through this part of American history surrounding World War II. Each section includes cultural history of the time, with links pertaining to art and architecture, books and literature, education, fads and fashion, historic...
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Graphic
The Atlantic Monthly Group

In Focus: World War Ii in Photos: A Retrospective in 20 Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
See an extensive collection of photographs covering World War II compiled into twenty sections covering photos from before the war, many of the campaigns, the American homefront, the Holocaust, and after the war. Each photo has a caption...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Fdr's War Message to Congress Fact or Opinion

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders will read FDR's War Message to Congress with a partner recording important details as fact or opinion.
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Article
ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive article which chronicles the efforts of U.S. Naval intelligence to read the secret radio messages of the Japanese Navy.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fdr and World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how Franklin D. Roosevelt guided the United States through World War II and laid the groundwork for Harry Truman to assume the role after his death.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Liliuokalani

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Liliuokalani, the first woman to be queen of Hawaii.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image From Pearl Harbor: A Rude Awakening

For Students 9th - 10th
Website encompasses every aspect of World War II with particular emphasis on British roles and viewpoints. Resources include a range of audio, visual, and interactive media. Content coverage highlights include the war at sea, the air...
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Website
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Wwii Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A large site that provides links to various topics of WWII. For example: "Words of Peace, Words of War, Treaties, Declarations, Speeches, etc."; "Nazi-Soviet Relations, 1939-1941, Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign...
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Website
Other

Cjaa: Memories: Uchida

For Students 6th - 8th
Yoshiko Uchida briefly talks of the world in the 1940s, Pearl Harbor, and the end of "days of innocence."
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Hawaii State History for Kids

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the state of Hawaii including early explorers, Native Americans, King Kamehameha, Pearl Harbor, World War II, and becoming a state.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 in the Pacific (Japan) for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of World War II in the Pacific. Japan attacks China and Southeast Asia including the US at Pearl Harbor.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Doolittle Raid Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Read detailed facts and information about the Doolittle Raid, April 18, 1942, the first US attack on the Japanese homeland after Pearl Harbor.
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Primary
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Department of State: Chronology of International Events, 1938 to 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief chronology of events occurring between March of 1938 and December of 1941, events that led to war in Europe and eventually a world-wide war. From a Department of State bulletin issued on December 18, 1941.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: President Franklin D. Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This companion to the PBS series surveys the career of the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through the Great Depression and World War II.
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Interactive
Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War Ii Chronology 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This assessment has you put events of WWII on the European front in chronological order.
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Primary
Other

Nfa: A Fight to the Finish; u.s. And Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
These scripts (the first of two drafts) describe the events in World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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Website
Other

Nihon Kaigun: The Imperial Japanese Navy Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent information provided on the Imperial Japanese Navy. Includes information on the Japanese attack on the United States.
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Website
Other

Children of the Camps: Internment History

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the history of people of Japanese ancestry who were confined to internment camps during World War II. There is a timeline of events and links to original documents.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: World War Ii 1941 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive feature deals with the morality of total war, and its effects on those who fought, died, and survived it, focusing on Japanese Americans living on the West Coast. Was the wartime internment of Japanese Americans appropriate?...
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: Turning the Tide of War (1941 1943)

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz will test your knowledge about WWII.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The u.s. In Ww Ii: The Proper Application of Overwhelming Force

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "The United States in World War II:"The Proper Application of Overwhelming Force"" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the...

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