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University of California

History Project: The Evacuation of the Japanese Following Pearl Harbor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson on Japanese internment during WWII in which young scholars read and analyze original text to recount events and then evaluate the consequences brought about by domestic policies after Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor and War in Southeast Asia

For Students 6th - 8th
This fsmitha.com resource is an article about the events that lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the start of WWII.
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Warbird's Forum: Did u.s. Leaders Know the War Was Coming?

For Students 11th - 12th
Did the U.S. know about the Pearl Harbor attack weeks before it happened? Using the following information from the Top Secret Report of Army Pearl Harbor Board, 20 October 1944, students can debate this controversial question.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Beyond Call of Duty

For Students 9th - 10th
This inspirational WWII poster targets the black community by spotlighting African American navy messman Dorie Miller, who performed heroic feats when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
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Japanese American National Museum: Dear Miss. Breed: Letters From Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this collection of letters, recordings, and home movies of several Japanese Americans from their internment following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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War Times Journal

War Times Journal: The Pacific War: A World War Ii Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a concise summary of the major events/battles of the Pacific War from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan in August 1945.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Defeat of Hitler: America Enters the War

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events surrounding the decision of the United States to join the war against Germany in 1941 after the attack on pearl Harbor, and the reaction of Hitler to that attack.
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Other

Liberty Letters: Filing Cabinet Resources: Nancy Harkness Love

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical profile of pilot Nancy Harkness Love.

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