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General
Sites
World
War Two:
Lots of great information, essays, and articles from the BBC
Encyclopedia
of the Second World War:
Research
individual people
and events of the war in detail. Sections include: Chronology of the War,
Political Leaders, European Diplomacy, Major Offensives, the Holocaust, and more
World
War II Sites:
Links to sites about Japan, the Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, the Atomic Bomb, and
more
The
World at War:
Lots of information; click on a topic, or search the site by keyword
D-Day:
From PBS
Eyewitness
to History: World War II:
Includes the Battle of Britain, the London Blitz, the Battle of Midway, and more
The History Place: World War II in Europe: Timeline of events, with some links to information and photographs
The History Place: World War II in the Pacific: Same as above for the Pacific arena
Events
The
History Place: Holocaust Timeline:
Photos and information
United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum:
Introductory material and “Encyclopedia of the Holocaust”
The
Holocaust - Crimes, Heroes and Villains:
One
of the largest Holocaust websites in the world. Most of the articles have been
published in newspapers and magazines
Atomic
Bombing of Hiroshima:
An eyewitness account
The
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Damages
Caused by Atomic Bombs:
Facts and figures relating to the damage to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
including panoramic photo of Hiroshima
Suicide Tactics: The Kamikaze During WWII
Remembering
Pearl Harbor
(from
National Geographic)
Eyewitness
to History: Attack at Pearl Harbor, 1941
Battan,
Palawan, and POW's;
more information on
The
Bataan Death March
Baatan Rescue: From PBS--the story of an elite Ranger battalion that went behind enemy lines to rescue 500 survivors of the Bataan death march
Peace
Treaty
of Versailles: Summary;
details of The
Treaty of Versailles
The
Yalta Conference
(brief
information); details on Yalta
Conference Proceedings
The
Potsdam Conference
(brief
information); details on Potsdam
Agreement from
CNN
League
of Nations
and
United
Nations
**Don't forget DATABASES! There's lots of information available in ABC-CLIO World History ... Enter username/ID and password, then click on "World History: the Modern Era." Search by keyword, topic, or category!
**Don't forget to CITE YOUR SOURCES! It's easy: click on Citation Machine (also accessible from the library homepage)
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