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Flesher > World War I and World War II
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World War I and World War II
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- World War One
- American Leaders Speak
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfhtml
- Listen to the speaches of American Leaders during WW2
- You may also view the text of these speaches and pictures of the speakers
- Encyclopedia of World War One
- www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm
- Offers many of the topics on Bucc's list
- First World War
- www.firstworldwar.com
- Find tons of information in this expanding web site
- The Great War: 80 Years On
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/197437.stm
- "Using personal accounts and historical analysis BBC News Online looks back at what became known as "the war to end all wars"."
- The Great War and the Shaping of the Twentieth Century
- www.pbs.org/greatwar
- Click on the numbered boxes at the bottom of this PBS page
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook: World War 1
- www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook38.html
- Click on the link to find many great sources
- Newspaper Pictorials
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/index.html
- Follow the links on these pages for information from the Library of Congress
- Stars and Stripes
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sgphtml/sashtml/sashome.html
- Read the Stars and Stripes, a United States Army newspaper distributed to troops in 1918 and 1919
- To view papers select List of Issues, then the page that you want
- The page will come up and you may choose the portion and size of the item that you would like to see by selecting size and zooming in our out
- Finally, click the picture and you will see the portion selected
- This is really neat!
- Trench Art of the Great War and Related Souvenirs
- http://www.trenchart.org
- Read about the art on the right side of the page and see photos by following the links on the left
- Trenches on the Web
- www.worldwar1.com
- Scroll down until you get to the information that you need
- World War I
- http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ww1.htm
- A variety of WWI information from a teacher in the UK
- World War I Document Archive
- www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi
- Find MANY primary source documents
- World War 1
- www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone
- Plenty of information from BBC
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- World War Two
- Avalon Project: World War II Documents
- http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/wwii.asp
- Find primary source documents
- Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
- www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml
- Offers over 144,000 newspaper articles about World War II from Canada
- Read the directions on how to search these papers in the middle of the page, search on the left
- Dr. Seuss Went to War
- http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic
- Dr. Seuss is well known for his children's stories, but did you know that he was a political cartoonist during WWII?
- Check out these cartoons here - listed by year and month
- German Propaganda Archive
- www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/index.htm
- View posters and read proganda produced during the Holocaust
- The History Net: World War II
- www.historynet.com/wwii
- Read some magazine articles from this periodical about World War II
- Make sure that you check out the archives!
- Pearl Harbor Raid, 7 December 1941
- www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm
- An account and photos from the Naval Historical Center
- A People at War
- www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_people_at_war/a_people_at_war.html
- Shares information about different roles in the war and the people who carried them out
- People include women, those who fought in the Pacific and in Europe, scientists and more
- From the National Archives and Records Administration
- The Powers of Persuasion
- www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/powers_of_persuasion_home.html
- Posters from WWII
- Remembering Pearl Harbor
- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
- Maps, timeline, historical information, personal accounts, and more
- World War Two
- www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo
- Find the origins of WWII, learn about the Holocaust, D-Day and much, much more
- World War II Archives
- http://wwiiarchives.net
- Photographs, timelines, information about battles and more...
- World War Two Military Situation Maps
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/wwii/
- Search for military maps here
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- Atomic Bomb
- The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
- www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/index.php
- Primary documents about the decision to drop the bomb
- Race for the Superbomb
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb
- Check out info on people, events, maps and a timeline
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- Holocaust
- America and the Holocaust
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/holocaust
- Pay special attention to the links entitled: Special feature, Timeline, People and Events
- Anne Frank Place
- www.annefrank.org
- Visit the Ann Frank Museum
- Elie Wiesel Biography
- www.eliewieselfoundation.org/eliewiesel.aspx
- A short Bio from the Elie Wiesel Foundation
- Elie Wiesel Profile
- www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/wie0pro-1
- Make sure to investigate the interview and bios found on this page by Achievement.org
- The Holocaust History Project
- www.holocaust-history.org
- Many articles and accounts of the Holocaust
- The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
- www.yadvashem.org
- Photos, Information and More
- Documents the history of the Jewish people during the Holocaust
- Learning About the Holocaust Through Art
- http://art.holocaust-education.net
- Look at these works of art and read related biographies at this site to get a better view from those who were there.
- A Teachers' Guide to the Holocaust
- http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm
- Click on the links to find more information
- Each page contains links to additional information, definitions, photos, documents and more
- Not all links work
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- www.ushmm.org
- Go to museum the click on exhibits. There are some wonderful online exhibits here! Check out the learning site for students - www.ushmm.org/outreach/nrule.htm
- Voices of the Holocaust
- http://voices.iit.edu
- Read some interviews of those who were there
- Spend a few moments glancing through this site to make the best use of your time
- Click on Gateway for better access to information
- Witnesses
- www.remember.org/witness/index.html#Witness
- This site covers information from the perspectives of many types of people involved in the Holocaust
- Try the front page for more information - www.remember.org
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- The Japanese/American Experience
- Exploring Japanese American Internment
- www.jainternment.org
- Learn about what happened before, during, and as a result of Japanese Internment
- A More Perfect Union Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/perfectunion/experience/index.html
- Covers the Japanese/American experience during World War II including: immigration, removal, Internment, loyalty, service, and justice
- From the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- Suffering Under a Great Injustice
- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aamhtml/aamhome.html
- View some photos by Ansel Adams about the Japanese Internment Camps
- Read his book, Born Free and Equal - This is very SSLLOOWW!, but a great source of photos in information
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- Updated on November 16, 2011
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