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World War I

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
How did World War I effect the United States' status as a world power? Pupils examine a website to learn many interesting facts about American involvement during World War I. They read passages and interact with artifacts in an online...
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Cold War

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
The Cold War was not necessarily always cold in temperature, but the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union sure was frigid! Scholars read various passages, view exhibition graphics, and observe an artifact from the...
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Korean War

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
North and South Korea: two regions divided. The story of the Korean War describes the events that occurred when these two regions' ideologies clashed. The resource uses various images and descriptions of artifacts, in addition to...
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The Interwar Years (1919-1938): Study Questions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about years between World Wars I and II.
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Anne Frank House

Who Was Anne Frank?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Set the stage for a study of The Diary of a Young Girl with a resource that includes background information about Anne Frank's early years, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, her Secret Annex hiding place, and her capture and...
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History of American Wars

History of American History: World War 2 Propaganda

For Students 9th - 10th
Nations utilized the opportunity to use propaganda to help their causes in World War II. Propaganda, done right, can be quite useful.
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Polish Resistance in World War 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a series of articles on various aspects of the Polish Resistance movement in World War 2. This includes accounts of the famous "Warsaw Uprising."
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War 2 Weapons and Air War Part 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Website focuses on the air war in World War II and the use of weapons such as bombers and fighters. The role of the paratrooper is also discussed.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Aftermath World War Ii Photos (Part 6)

For Students 9th - 10th
An assortment of photos which illustrate moments of post-World War II.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around World War II. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War 2 Weapons Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Article focuses on weapons used in World War II on land such as small arms, rifles, submachine guns, hand grenades, flame throwers, machine guns, tanks, and the like.
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: World War 2 Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides facts about the role of the Navy in World War II focusing on aircraft carriers, submarines, and small naval boats.
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PBS

Pbs: The Perilous Fight: America's World War Ii in Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Online home of the PBS documentary "The Perilous Fight" provides access to an eclectic array of color photographs and films of World War II at home and abroad. Overviews, contextual clues, maps, letters, and similar resources can be...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Remembrances: Canada and the Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about the various aspects of Canadian involvement in World War II including the war at sea, war on land, war in the air, and the war on the homefront.
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Flow of History

Flow of History: The Road to World War Two (1939 45)

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher-created site that examines the flow of events that led to the outbreak of World War II.
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BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two

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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State Library-Florida

Florida Memory: Florida During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of Florida during World War II with primary documents, photos, quizzes and lesson plans based on the "Sunshine State Standards for Social Studies."
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Ohio State University

E History: The Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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BBC

Bbc History: British Bombing Strategy in World War Two

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the bombing strategy of the RAF during World War II, but primarily at the end of the war and the bombing of Dresden.
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BBC

Bbc: Ww2 People's War

For Students 9th - 10th
Site gives everyone the opportunity to tell his or her own story about World War II. What did your grandfather do in the war? What did you mother do for the war effort? Read fascinating, personal stories about people's memories of the...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Historically Speaking: The Human Cost of War

For Students 9th - 10th
This learning module gives students the opportunity to view and listen to hundreds of interviews with people who experienced first hand the Korean and First and Second world wars. This is an excellent teaching resource that helps...
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Archives of Ontario

The Archives of Ontario Remembers Our Canadian War Heroes

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual exhibit showcases a series of letters written from the battlefront during World War One by brothers, Charlie and Wally Gray, who joined the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry in the spring of 1915. Experience life on the...
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United States Early Radio History: Radio During World War One (1914 1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating and comprehensive look at the use of the radio in the United States during World War I. In addition the general information, there are hyperlinks to many primary source articles about the use of the radio in civilian...
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France in World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site that provides links to sites that contain detailed information concerning the fall of France that May in 1940. Click on sites under The French Defeat of 1940 - Reassessments.

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