Maize High School Library Media Center WW2

Maize High School Library Media Center

World War II Resources

General Resources

The War II Page
     "World War II ended on September 2, 1945 with the formal surrender of
     Japan aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. To commemorate the
     50th anniversary of the end of the war, we have put together what we believe
     to be the definitive collection of World War II historical materials on the
     Web." -- Source
Milestone Documents
    Documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration including Joint Address to
    Congress Leading to a Declaratin of War Against Japan 1941, Executive Order 9066: Japanese Relocation
     Order 1942; General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day (1944); Servicemen's
     Readjustment Act (1944); Manhattan Project Notebook (1945); Surrender of Germany (1945)
    United Nations Charter (1945); and Surrender of Japan (1945).

The Holocaust

Holocaust Survivors
    Find moving stories by Holocaust survivors. Test is complemented by original photographs,
    documents and audio files.
Anne Frank Online
A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
     "The content of the A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust is presented from
     three perspectives: Timeline, People, and The Arts. The Teacher's Guide is
     meant to be used as a resource by teachers. Holocaust study is a very sensitive
     subject, and the appropriateness of material is dependent upon individuals."
     --Source
Auschwitz Alphabet
Cybrary of the Holocaust
Rescue of Bulgarian Jews During World War II
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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The Home Front

Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II
     From the Library of Congress
America From the Great Depression to World War II: Color Photographs from the FSA -OWI 1935-1945
     From the Library of Congress
Poster Art from World War II
     "This online exhibit features 33 posters and 1 sound file from a more extensive
     exhibit that was presented in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, from
     May 1994 to February 1995." --Source
A People at War from the National Archives
     "The pictures described in this list are from the holdings of the Still Picture
     Branch (NNSP) of the National Archives and Records Administration.

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The Atomic Bomb

The Atomic Bomb: Decision
    Documents on the decision to use the atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The Manhattan Project
    From the Nuclear Files Archive, this is a list of links to primary documents concerning the Manhattan
    Project and those involved.

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War in the Pacific

The U-Boat
Pacific Naval Battles in World War II
    Using a detailed map, information is provided on a number of the more important battles of the war,
    including a synopsis, tabular displays of the forces involved, and in some cases ship movement track charts.
The Naval War in the Pacific
    "Photos and Paintings of the United States Navy and Marine Air Units in Action During
    World War II." --Source
Battle of Midway
    From the Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center.
Pearl Harbor Remembered
Mulvaney on Bomb Disposal
     Cartoon Newsletter "Here are the 38 pages, actual size, of a little booklet
     titled Mulvaney on Bomb Disposal,Supplement to Intelligence Bulletin No. 85,
     dated 15 September 1945. --Source

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This page was first created July 27, 1999.
This page was modified February 27, 2004.
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