A More
Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
"This exhibit explores this period when racial prejudice
and fear upset the delicate balance between the rights
of the citizen and the power of the state." It discusses
Japanese immigration to the United States, the
relocation of Japanese Americans to camps during
World War II, their loyalty and military service, and
their post-war struggle for justice. From the National
Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Subjects: Japanese Americans...
World War II, An American
Scrapbook
Created by a team of fifth-graders at McRoberts
Elementary School in Texas, this ThinkQuest Jr. Web site features students telling family
stories about World War II. Learn about Guadalcanal, rationing, what is was like on a
destroyer, and much more. Included are three lesson plans to use with the stories and
great links to other WWII sites.
Posters
for Victory
This exhibition was organized by the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian
Institution, and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
World War II posters helped to mobilize a nation. Inexpensive, accessible, and
ever-present, the poster was an ideal agent for making war aims the personal mission of
every citizen.
"Dad"
Rarey's World War II Air Force Cartoon Journals
In 1942 my father, George Rarey, a young cartoonist and commercial artist, was drafted
into the Army
Air Corps. During his service he kept a cartoon journal of the daily life of the fighter
pilots. His journals are a part of his legacy to me - one that I want to share with
others through this web page.
Fifty Years From
Trinity, Seattle Times Trinity Web
On July 16, 1945, a brilliant flash in the New Mexico desert changed the world. In the 50
years since history's first atomic explosion, the promises and perils of nuclear science
have touched nearly every aspect of our culture and politics. In a special 12-page section
marking the anniversary of that first explosion, code-named Trinity, Seattle Times science
reporter Bill Dietrich and photographer Alan Berner detailed the history, impacts and
future of atomic weapons and nuclear power.
The Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
This site attempts to provide a unique set of resources to complement those already
available on-line. There is a strong interactive element, asking visitors to consider the
moral dilemmas of Nuremberg, consider the culpability of the Swiss, or examine the future
implications of the Holocaust. An interactive timeline and a brief summary go over the
events themselves... Developed by students for Think Quest.
The Navajo
Code Talkers: Passages West
The Navajo Code Talk was so top secret that it was not declassified until 1968 at a time
when the country's attitude toward war thwarted any true public recognition of the
significance of the Code Talk as a major weapon in the defeat of the Japanese. The top
secret nature of the Code Talker system played a significant role in the fact that no
Navajo Code Talker was awarded a Medal of Honor. No parades have been held to recognize
them.
San Francisco News,
Internment and Evacuation of San Francisco Japanese 1942
The San Francisco News, for the first six months of 1942, carried almost daily reports of
FBI and police sweeps, and the various proclamations, plans — and restriction of
civil liberties — issued by Lieutenant-General John L. DeWitt at the Presidio.
The Tuskegee Airmen,
The Sky Was the Limit
World War II changed the face of America's armed forces as African-American men and women
participated in liberating the world from the rise of tyranny and fascism, but the road to
preserving world democracy was paved by the legacy of racism.
The Tuskegee Airmen
After more than fifty years, the history of the Tuskegee Airmen is still quite
obscure. The name refers to the young Black pilots who received flight training at
Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama during and shortly after World War II. The Tuskegee
Army Air Field was the only training facility for Basic and Advanced Flight Training for
Black pilots of the U.S. Army Air Force.
United States Merchant Marine in World War II
One way to understand the Second World War is to appreciate the critical role of merchant
shipping... the
availability or non-availability of merchant shipping determined what the Allies could or
could not do militarily....
when sinkings of Allied merchant vessels exceeded production, when slow turnarounds,
convoy delays, roundabout routing, and long voyages taxed transport severely, or when the
cross-Channel invasion planned for 1942 had to be postponed for many months for reasons
which included insufficient shipping...
United States Merchant Marine - Men
and Ships in World War II
Merchant mariners were on the front lines the moment their ships left U.S. ports, and were
subject to attack by bombers, kamikaze, battleships, submarines, mines, and land-based
artillery.
WASP of WW II Home Page
Students & teachers, interested in the Women Airforce Service Pilots - WWII (WASP),
World War II military history, womens' contribution to World War II, Aviation & World
War II, Womens' Studies, and those interested in role models, you have come to the right
place!
World War II: The Homefront Developed by students for Think Quest, 1998. Includes a timeline, museum,
simulation, resources, and participation.
Zach Burgman's World War
II: Pearl Harbor to the A-Bomb Page World War Two was one of the most bloody wars in the history of the world. There were two
major theaters of action: Europe and the Pacific. The war in the Pacific was as bad as the war in Europe.
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