World War II Memorial
What meanings does the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, have? Historians Christopher Hamner and Michael O’Malley try to answer this question.
Memorial Day: The Poppy Puzzle
Do you know the history of this symbol?
A Symbol of Friendship
The cherry trees in Washington, DC were a gift from Japan. What does their history tell us?
The Memphis Belle
The last operational mission of a venerable World War II airplane.
Setting the Tone: Introducing Students to World War II
Whichever lesson you pick, make sure it meets your learning goals.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2011
Scratch the surface of Asian Pacific American history this May, and keep digging.
Animating the Home Front
What happens when cartoon characters go to war?
Teaching Imperialism: Incorporating Learning Activities and State Standards
Develop an engaging unit on American Imperialism that streamlines State Standards and Performance Objectives.
Understanding and Appreciating World War II Veterans
Immerse your students in World War II battles, veterans, and services for Veteran’s Day projects with these handy websites.
Alternative Outcomes of World War II
Can historians answer questions about alternate history? No, but they can assess a particular moment in the past.
Friendly Fire
Fratricide and allied questions. In the heat of battle, mistakes happen.
American POWS in Japanese Captivity
Japanese treatment of American prisoners of war.
August 1945: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The age of nuclear warfare began on August 6, 64 years ago.
Reading and Thinking Aloud to Understand
Two practices help students to make sense of primary source documents on the internment of Japanese Americans while improving their reading skills.
Civil Rights and Incarceration
What were the consequences of and motivations for Japanese American removal during World War II?
American Radicalism Collection
From the Ku Klux Klan to the IWW, examine 129 historical documents from radical organizations.
USC Archival Research Center
With over 126,000 photographs, maps, and other documents, this site offers a comprehensive look at the history of Los Angeles and southern California.
Battle Lines: Letters from America's Wars
More than 30 letters cover conflicts from the Revolutionary War to the War of 1812 to war in Iraq.
Rutgers Oral History Archives
Listen to oral history interviews with Americans who served overseas and on the home front during World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Cold War.
Northwestern European Military Situation Maps from World War II
Displays 416 situation maps from World War II.
Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library
Includes more than 300 U.S. government pamphlets and books on home front issues from World War II.
Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project
Presents video and audio oral histories and additional material from American veterans of 20th-century wars.
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project
Explore this archive of over 110 video interviews on Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
Ad*Access
Archives more than 7,000 newspaper and magazine advertisements printed in the U.S. from 1911 to 1955.
Online Archive of California
Explore California from Japanese American internment or the Free Speech Movement to oral histories.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Peruse 11 exhibits, from the Gold Rush of 1849 to Japanese American internment during WWII.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Website
The Holocaust must be remembered. This site will give your students a closer look at the atrocities of this genocide.
The Great Depression to World War II: Photos from the FSA-OWI
Explore this database of over 150,000 photographs that capture the true nature of this crisis and its solutions.
Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
Ansel Adams’s photographs preserve life at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II.
Documents in Law, History, and Government
Houses more than 3,500 full-text documents addressing the legal, economic, and political history of the U.S.