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20th Century World History Resources

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Hyperhistory Online

HyperHistory presents 3000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timelines, and maps. All items have more clickable links making this very user friendly! To order a print copy of the History Timline go to World History Chart.

WORLD WAR I

U.S.Navy - World War I
U.S. Air Force - World War I

BBC History - World War I

The Great War from the British perspective.

WORLD WAR II

World War II Timeline

This University of San Diego site has links to almost any subject on WW II.

WW II Web Resources

from the University of Northern Texas - more links!

BBC History: WW II

History and battles from the British point of view.

WW II Combat in the Pacific and Combat in Europe - US Air Force Museum.

Wars & Conflicts of the U.S.Navy - World War II

U.S. Marine Corps History & Museum page

with information on the Navajo Code Talkers and Dogs in war.

Pearl Harbor Remembered

One of many good Pearl Harbor sites. Created to honor the survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack, it includes links to official documents, a timeline of the attack and biographies of some of those involved. Another good site is National Geographic - Remembering Pearl Harbor.

Japanese-American Internment Documents

From a California state history curriculum site has links to official documents and court records. There are other good sites in this subject: Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar:Ansel Adams photographs from the Library of Congress; PBS Documentary: Children of the Camps.; PBS Conscience and the Constitution - Japanese-American Internment.

USF Teachers' Guide to the Holocaust

Has multiple links on the Holocaust. Another source of many links is Frontline's Shtetl: Exploring the Holocaust on the WWW.

Rosie Pictures: Select Images Relating to American Women Workers during WWII

Shows one way women helped the war effort and changed women's history. Another women's view is found in the Library of Congress' pages on photojournalists: Women Come to the Front: Women Photojournalists in WWII.

World War II Poster Collection

Giant collection of posters, such as "Loose Lips Sink Ships," used in the U.S during WWII. From Northwestern University. Other good sites are Powers of Persuasion: Poster Art from WWII from the National Archives and Records Administration and WWII Posters from the WPA.

German Primary Documents

Brigham Young University provides links to documents from the German government from before the Nazi's took power through the end of WW II.

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