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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a brief introduction and links to each chapter of the complete text of the book. Also provides a picture of Wells.
Website
Other

The War of the Worlds: H. G. Wells

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a good biography of Wells and a brief plot summary of the book.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The War of the Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of H. G. Wells's The War Of The Worlds has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Website
PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 1914: When the World Changed Forever

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic view of some of the key items from the exhibition launched by York Castle Museum in 2014 on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Museum of the Great Patriotic War

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic exhibition showcases primary source documents and artifacts from World War I on display in the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Evacuation and Liberation of the Auschwitz Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Photographic exhibit details the evacuation and liberation of the Auschwitz camp in January 1945 by the Soviet 100th Rifle Division.
Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: The Battles of the Somme and Beaumont Hamel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of WW1. The effects in Canada were stagering but the impact on the colony of Newfoundland was worse.
Primary
Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Selling the War to the American Public

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A resource filled with primary source materials, posters that promoted support for World War I. Included is a worksheet that can be used to analyze any of the resources, all of which are PDF files.
Primary
Brigham Young University

Byu: Scott's Official History: American Negro in the World War

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a book about the military history of African Americans in World War I. Emmett J. Scott wrote this book in 1919 to detail the experiences of African American soldiers in World War I, covering such topics as...
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Other

Stemming the Tide: Battle of the Coral Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed discussion of the Battle of the Coral Sea and the events leading up to it. Includes some pictures.
Primary
University of South Florida

Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: German Declaration of War With the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the German declaration of war on the United States on December 11, 1941, following the US declaration of war on Japan.
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Battle of the Somme

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Register with the SHEG and access this lesson plan and power point presentation featuring World War I's Battle of the Somme.
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

In Focus: World War Ii: The American Home Front in Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Color photographs of men and women working in factories building planes and readying materiel for use in World War II. Captions explain the context of the photographs and the sources.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The War in the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the course of World War II as it unfolded with naval and air battles in the Pacific.
Graphic
Library of Congress

Loc: Battle of the Bulge

For Students 9th - 10th
HQ Twelfth Army Group situation maps of the Battle of the Bulge.
Graphic
United Nations

United Nations: Cartographic Section: The World in 1945 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what the political world map looked like after World War II in 1945. Enlarge the map so you can see what countries belonged to the UN, which were still dependent territories, and which did not belong to the UN.
Interactive
Other

The Complete War of the Worlds Website

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains information on the original book by Wells and the various movies, television shows, etc. inspired by the book. The site treats the invasion as if it actually happened.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Sinking of the u.s.s. Indianapolis

For Students 9th - 10th
Through flashback, L.D.Cox tells how he survived the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis during World War II in this segment from History Detectives.
PPT
PBS

Pbs: Simon Schama: The Story of the Jews: Explore the Diaspora: Visual Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline beginning in 587 B.C.E. when the Jews are exiled into Babylonia through persecution under the Roman Empire on through the Crusades, World War II up to the construction of the "Separation Wall." This thorough resource follows...
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PBS

Pbs: The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a detailed look at World War I and its affect on the world at large. Content includes comprehensive interviews with expert historians, an interactive timeline, an interactive gallery complete with detailed maps, and...
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Federal Reserve Bank

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the complex economic situation in Atlanta during World War II.
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Native Words, Native Warriors

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent online companion site to a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition on the World War I & World War II American Indian Code Talkers. Features information on Native languages, boarding schools, code talking, and lesson...
Website
Other

The Victors: Soldiers of the Great Patriotic War

For Students 9th - 10th
The work of a team of Russian historians, writers, designers, and programmers, this multimedia project explores the Eastern Front of World War II in great detail. The title of the site reflects the Russian name for the conflict in the...

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