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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Victory in the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the accompanying site to the PBS film "Victory in the Pacific." Information provided includes maps by which students can trace the war, eyewitness stories, and discussions by historians.
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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.
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Quia

Quia: Chronology of World War Ii Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Quiz yourself on the chronological order of WWII battles in the Pacific.
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Other

Wwii: China Burma India (Cbi) Theater

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the CBI theater in World War II, including the Siege of Imphal-Kohima.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide in the Pacific

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Teaching with Historic Places lesson plan examines Midway's strategic importance in World War II.
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Curated OER

The History Place: Timeline of Wwii in Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a timeline of the major events in the Pacific theater of World War II from 1941 through 1945. The information given is useful, and it covers the time period very thoroughly.
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Other

National Security Agency: A Priceless Advantage [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A report written by the NSA on the U.S. Navy Communications Intelligence and the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and the Aleutians in the spring of 1942. Very credible and very complete. (Third edition)
Primary
Rutgers University

Rutgers Oral History Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This archive records the personal experiences of the American men and women who served on the homefront and overseas during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. Also offers resources on the men and women who...
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Other

Map of the Coral Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of the Battle of the Coral Sea.
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Yale University

Avalon Project: Cairo Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
The brief document outlining the resoulutions made at the Cairo Conference at the end of World War II.
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BBC

Bbc: Ww2 People's War Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on various stories and dates and learn more about the event plus read eyewitness accounts. The focus in on Great Britain's role in the war.
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Other

Tanks for the Memories: Oral History of the Tankers

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed excerpts from a book containing written oral histories of those American soldiers who served in tanks during World War 2.
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Other

Uss Alabama Battleship Memorial Park: Battleship Uss Alabama (Bb 60)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the history and battle stories about the 1942 World War II warship, USS Alabama on display in Mobile Bay.

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