Social
Studies
 World
War II
 United
States Memorial Museum
Visit this web version of the Washington D. C. memorial. You will
find text material, animations, maps and documents to help
students better understand the topic.
http://www.ushmm.org
Pearl
Harbor Timeline
Subset of the Pearl Harbor Remembered site. You will find an
extensive timeline of events on "the day that will live in
infamy"
http://www.execpc.com/%7Edschaaf/timeline.html
Private
Art: WWII Letters To and From Home
Rose Pranger's commemorative site for her husband's, Pvt. Arthur
Pranger-86th Chemical Mortar Battalionn. Posted are stories and
letters he wrote to and received from his family and friends
during WWII.
http://www.private%2Dart.com/
Radio
News - listen to original broadcasts of the time
http://www.otr.com/news.html
The
Women's Army Corps
An essay from Judith A. Bellafaire detailing the first women
(other than nurses ) to serve within the United States Army There
were over 150,000 during WWII. Photos are included.
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/wac/wac.htm
The
Nazi Occupation of Poland
http://www.ibiscom.com/poland.htm
U-boats
- includes information on all of the German U-boats
http://www.uboat.net/
USS
Arizona
Here is the complete list of the 1,177 military personnel killed
during the bombing. A subset of the Pearl Harbor Remembered
site.
http://www.execpc.com/%7Edschaaf/arizdead.html
U.S.S.
Arizona
Site and exhibit from the University of Arizona Library. You will
find ship information. In addition, click on the recording of the
ships bell while reading the history.
http://www.library.arizona.edu/images/USS%5FArizona/USS%5FArizona.shtml
What
did you do in the War, Grandma?
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/
Women
Come to the Front
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html
Holocaust
A
Teacher's Guide To The Holocaust
Wonderful site that divides the topic into three major categories:
Timeline, People and The Arts. The site map is a good place to
start with its outline of the 35 topics covering everything
relating to the Holocaust. You will find links to photographs and
almost unlimited information throughout the various sections. The
Activities section presents lesson plans appropriate for middle
and high school students.
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust
Simon
Wiesenthal Center
This center was founded in 1977 in the name of Simon Wiesenthal, a
Holocaust survivor that helped bring Nazi war criminals to trial
for their crimes. You may take a virtual tour of the renowned
Museum of Tolerance. The Multimedia Learning Center contains
documents, photos and facts.
http://www.wiesenthal.com
The
History Place: Holocaust Timeline
A month by month accounting of the Holocaust, from 1933 to
1961.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
The
Nizkor Project
Created in part to monitor and respond to falsehoods and
misinformation about the Nazi regime and the Holocaust, The Nizkor
Project exists to refute false stories and misinformation that
exists regarding the Holocaust. It also serves as a guide to
Holocaust camps and the Nuremberg trials. In order to accomplish
this factual reports, documents and essays are referenced. The
site also includes transcripts of Adolph Eichmann's trial.
http://www.nizkor.org
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