World War II Hotlist

Scroll down to the Student section and click on Internet Gateway. On the right, there is a listing of Internet Online Services. This is where you will find the online encyclopedias to use. This link http://www.unit5.org/links/internetgateway.htm will take you there. Look up your country. Look under the history section.

Holland, The Netherlands

Denmark, Scandinavia

Searching on the Internet:

Go into Internet Explorer. Click Search on the toolbar at the top. On the left side of the page, type in World War II and the name of your country. (For example, World War II Italy) Sites will show up on the left, and previews will show on the right. Pick a site. Close out of the search for a larger screen. Do this by clicking the X at the top of the left search options.
Go to Internet Explorer. Type in http://www.google.com . Type in WWII and the name of your country.

WW II Hotlist

Chronological List of Events, Maps and Oral History

Grolier’s Online: Chronological outline of WWII
A chronological outline of the major events preceding World War II, the chief military and political occurrences in the various areas during the war, and peace treaties and other postwar developments are presented at this site.
http://www.grolier.com/wwii/chrono.html

WWII Maps
http://ac.acusd.edu/History/WW2Timeline/Maps.html

Oral Histories from WWII (from the Preservation Society)
Oral history of the war and aftermath from Japan, a product of interviews with students' parents, grandfathers and grandmothers.
http://www.cybercreek.com/cybercity/WWIIps/toc.html

Oral Histories from Survivors of the attack at Pearl Harbor
http://www.execpc.com/~dschaaf/personal.html

What Did You Do In the War, Grandma?
An Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II written by students in the Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School.
http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/tocCS.html

World War II: An American Scrapbook
Oral histories collected by students. On this web site you will find stories we collected about World War II from people close to us...our grandparents and great grandparents. We learned about Guadalcanal, rationing, what is was like on a destroyer, and much more.
http://tqjunior.advanced.org/4616/index.html

Pearl Harbor Sites
Pearl Harbor: Historical Text Archive
http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/USA/WWII/pearl.html

Pearl Harbor Remembered
Includes a map of Pearl Harbor, an overview of the attack, a timeline, and more.
http://www.execpc.com/~dschaaf/mainmenu.html

Turning Points: One Sunday in December
A brief summary of the events of Pearl Harbor are detailed at this site.
http://www.TheHistoryNet.com/AmericanHistory/articles/1998/12982_cover.htm

World War II: United States' Entry into the War
http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/framed.cgi

Posters of WWII
Posters on the American Home Front (1941-45)
This exhibition was organized by the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
http://www.si.edu/nmah/ve/victory/vichome.htm

Powers of Persuasion: 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.
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/powers/powers.html

General WWII Information Sites
A Guide to the Good War: Resources on World War II
http://www.shsw.wisc.edu/archives/ww2guide/index.html

A People at War
From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site "highlights the contributions of the thousands of Americans, both military and civilian, who served their country during World War II," including sections on women who served, the war in the Pacific, the war in Europe, and science's role in military arms power.
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/people/

Aircraft in WWII
This is a reference site with photos, data, and info on all American aircraft designed or used in World War II. Even the hardcore aviation enthusiast will learn something here. Come in and have a look!
http://www.ixpres.com/ag1caf/usplanes/

G.I. World War II
"G.I. World War II" recalls the experiences of American soldiers -- from their entry into the Army to their transformation into warriors -- during World War II.
http://www.si.edu/nmah/youmus/ex15wwgi.htm

The HistoryNet
Dozens of links on WWII articles; many with actual photographs taken during the war.
http://www.TheHistoryNet.com/THNarchives/WorldWarII/

Japanese Surrender Document
From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site includes information and images of Japan's surrender in 1945.
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/wwii/surrender/surrender.html

Japanese American Internment: Santa Clara Valley
This exhibit, on permanent display at the Japanese American Resource Center in San Jose, California's Japantown, depicts the internment camp life of the many local Santa Clara Valley Japanese Americans who were interned during World War II in permanent camps under harsh conditions.
http://scuish.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversity/exhibit1.html

The Tuskegee Airmen
African American "fighter pilots fought in the aerial war over North Africa, Sicily and Europe" during WWII.
http://www.achiever.com/freehmpg/tai/

Women Come to the Front
Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters during World War II.
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/wcf0001.html

World War II Commemoration
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.
http://www.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html

Yahoo Links for WWII
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/20th_Century/World_War_II/

World War II on the Web

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/2691/unitlink.htm

Air Force, Navy, Army, Homefront Sites

http://www.nauticom.net/www/harts/navy.html

Women of WW II

http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets5.html

http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/essays/wwiivet.html

Bombardiers

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/bomb.htm

http://www.vpnavy.com/vp71_shipmates.html

WW II Combat Medic