Classroom Internet Library
World War II
 The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color 
Letters, color photographs and maps document events in World War II at this companion site to the PBS series. The site also has section on the psychology of war, social aspects of war, and the home front.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
World War II
This site from the BBC features articles, maps, audio files, timelines, interactives, and much more. There is a heavy focus on the impact of World War II on Great Britain.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Children in World War II
This site from the BBC looks at the everyday life of children in England during World War II.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Veterans History Project
The Veterans History Project from the Library of Congress is collecting the oral histories of war veterans and civilians who worked in supporting war efforts. You can search the site by conflict, service branch, gender, and key word. Veterans can submit their stories online.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Pictures of World War II
This site from the National Archives features photographs from World War II.
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After the Day of Infamy
This site from the Library of Congress features audio files with transcripts of opinions and reactions recorded in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor from over two hundred individuals in cities and towns across the United States. It is searchable by name, subject, and geographic location.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes Posters: American Style
Posters have provided some of the country's most powerful cultural messages. This site from the Smithsonian Museum of American Art provides images of some of the great graphic images made in the United States over the past century and looks at the process of using visual imagery for communicating patriotic, commercial and propaganda messages. A special section of the site explores the historical events that inspired selected posters.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Woody Guthrie: Correspondence, 1940-1950
This collection of letters at the Library of Congress contain Woody Guthrie's correspondence with the staff of the Archive of American Folk Song. In his letters he reflects on his past, his art, his life in New York City, and World War II. The site also includes a timeline of Guthrie's life and a biographical essay.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes Remembering Pearl Harbor
Photos, film, and firsthand accounts recall the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor at this site from National Geographic.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
War Stories
Find out what it is like to be a war correspondent at this site from the Newseum. The site features video interviews with Dan Rather, Peter Arnett, John Quinones, Christiane Amanpour, Peter Jennings, Ted Kopel, and Edith Lederer as well as an examination of how changes in technology have changed war coverage.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle/High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
World War II Poster Collection
This site from Northwestern University Library has a comprehensive collection of over 300 posters issued by U.S. Federal agencies from the onset of war through 1945.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Powers of Persuasion
During World War II posters were used to persuade, influence, inspire, and even frighten citizens. This online exhibit from the National Archives looks at how posters were used as propaganda tools during World War II.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No Dr. Seuss Went to War
Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was the chief editorial cartoonist for the New York newspaper PM from 1941-1943. This site from the University of California, San Diego has those cartoons online where they are accessible by chronological order, date, or subject.
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Mobilizing for War: Poster Art of World War II
This site from the Truman Library looks at the influence of poster art on the hearts and minds of citizens. Posters are organized by themes and the site includes educational activities.
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A Summons to Comradeship: World War I and II Posters and Postcards
This site from the University of Minnesota and the Minneapolis Public Library contains hundreds of images of World War I and World War II posters and postcards from around the world.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes World War Poster Collection
The University of North Texas has over 600 posters from World War I and World War II available in this online collection. The collection includes posters by such famous artists as Normal Rockwell, Theodore Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss), and Boris Artzybasheff. Most of the posters are from the United States.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Canadian War Poster Collection
You can access Canadian posters from World War I and World War II at this site from McGill University.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes
Nazi Propaganda: 1933-1945
You will find a large collection of German propaganda at this site from Calvin College. The site includes the text of speeches, articles, photographs, cartoons, and posters.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
World War II led to women taking the place of men not only in the workplace! After a number of minor league teams were disbanded because their players were drafted or entered into the service, Philip K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, began looking for a replacement. Thus was born professional women's baseball. This site traces the history of AAGPBL made famous in the movie A League of Their Own. You'll find articles, team rosters, and photographs.
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Life Interrupted: Japanese American Experience in WWII
Browse through a photo album with images from the Rowher and Jerome Relocation Centers in Arkansas, look at a panoramic view of the camp sites, or view a timeline of events. The site also has links to other resources.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Japanese American Internment
This site from San Francisco State university features lesson plans, related primary sources materials, and other resources for use by K-12 teachers.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
This site from the Library of Congress features photographs taken by Ansel Adams at the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California in 1943.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes World War II Military Situation Maps
You'll find maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945 at this site from the Library of Congress.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes World War II Documents
This site from the Avalon Project at Yale University features a large collection of World War II government documents.
Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
World War II Unit of Study
This unit of study from the Alabama Department of Archives and History features eight lesson plans and uses primary source documents.
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The World War II Holocaust
This unit of study from the Yale-New Haven Teacher Institute focuses on the Holocaust.
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World War II As Seen Through Children's Literature
This unit of study from the Yale-New Haven Teacher Institute focuses on the World War II in children's literature.
Intended Audience: Teachers Reading Level: High School Teacher Section: N/A Searchable: No
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