Dorothea Lange and the Relocation of the Japanese
Photographs of the location from famous photographer
15: World War II
Comparative Analysis -- Internment Camps
The comparative analysis of the facilities provided the internees and the treatment accorded them by the American operated Crystal City Internment Camp (Crystal City, Texas, USA) with that offered by the Japanese operated Civilian Assembly Center at Weihsien, Shantung, China, during World War II
Cardi B talks about FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt - History is infectious
2 minutes of Cardi B talking about her love of history - and in particular, FDR. Easy enough to share with students, showing them that not all of the people they expect love history
American Rosie the Riveter Association (ARRA) Willow Run Chapter
Some of the women in those black and white pictures are still with us. This is their club. Students should see these images to know how to connect the "Rosies" they see in the photographs and the senior citizens they see today
Enola Gay | National Air and Space Museum
The Other War: FDR's Battle Against Churchill and the British Empire
The Allied bombing of German cities in World War II was unjustifiable - Intelligence Squared
A debate on the role of Bomber Command in World War II, with three of Britain’s most distinguished WWII historians and one of our best known moral philosophers going head to head.
Third Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Produce For Victory: Posters for the Homefront
This exhibition was organized by the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian and the Enola Gay - Air Force Magazine 2004
Neisi Relocation - Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Rutgers Oral History Archives of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War
Interviews with Rutgers University alumni and/or New Jersey residents who served on the home front and overseas during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War
Yalta Summary
Digital History material and questions that provide a detailed summary of the perspectives of each of the participants in regards to specific issues.
Proclamation 2680—"I Am an American Day," 1946 | The American Presidency Project
144 years of marriage and divorce in one chart
Not only does this chart explain the baby boom after World War II, but it shows another perspective on how bad the 70s were. It might take a little work to notice it - but look closely at the steep increase of divorces in the 1970s. Another discussion could be prompted by entertaining explanations of the increase of divorces in the 1940s as well
Franklin D. Roosevelt: State of the Union Message to Congress
Although this speech comes from the end of World War II, FDR's "2nd Bill of RIghts" can be used by teachers to have students explore the Bill of RIghts. What rights should be included? What shouldn't? Can students see how this is connected with the Marshall Plan?
Vietnam War: Digital History
This chapter discusses how American became involved in southeast Asia; the escalation of American involvement in the Vietnam war; reactions to the war on the homefront; President Nixon’s strategies for ending the war; and cultural reactions to the war.
A RISING WIND : WALTER WHITE : (Book)
Students looking for a connection between World War II and the Civil Rights Movements can find some of it here.
Details: Golden Age of Radio : World War II News Broadcasts
The March Toward World War II: The March of Time as Documentary and Propaganda
The March of Time is a newsreel series that was shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. Part drama, part journalism, the radio show and newsreel, with its synergistic relationship with Life magazine, may have had unprecedented influence over its audience. The newsreel presented its makers' partly objective, pro-Americanist point of view in the documentary tradition established during the 1930s
FDR Chat On Declaration of War with Japan
White House Press Release Bombing of Hiroshima
The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb: Resources and Links
Teacher site includes resources, links and lesson plans
Trinity Web from the Seattle Times
This World Wide Web site provides a rich source of information and links for anyone interested in the development of the nuclear age. It will be particularly useful for students and teachers. It uses the text of the special section, for example, as a starting point for further study. In addition, it provides supplementary material to take you deeper into the subject, interactive activities for discussion and debate, and links to other Internet sites specializing in atomic issue
Truman Diary, July 25, 1945
President Truman told his diary on July 25, 1945, that he had ordered the bomb used.
Documents on the decision to drop the bomb
annotated list of documents
Hiroshima: Was It Necessary? - Article
Links to other articles and primary source archives
Eye-witness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima
Eye-witness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima, from the video HIROSHIMA WITNESS produced by Hiroshima Peace Cultural Center and NHK
Remembering Nagasaki
Articles, images and commemorations from Exploratarium