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The Fallen of World War II - Data-driven documentary about war & peace
The Fallen of World War II - Data-driven documentary about war & peace
17 minutes video and interactive tool that explore civilian and military deaths in World War II. With colored icons on a black background and straightforward narration, this video compares and contrasts deaths across countries and time during World War II. Could be used as a homework assignment with an online forum for reactions.
#data visualization#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars
·fallen.io·
The Fallen of World War II - Data-driven documentary about war & peace
Teaching Students About World War II - How is it taught in Russia?
Teaching Students About World War II - How is it taught in Russia?
At a half-hour long, and a little dry in its presentation, teachers may find it difficult to share this video with students who are more attracted to feature films or "crash course" paced videos. yet, this video exposes students to a different version of the history of World War II. Although US History students would benefit, World Studies students need this perspective to understand World War II on a global scale.
#Russia#video documentary#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars
·teachingchannel.org·
Teaching Students About World War II - How is it taught in Russia?
The March Toward World War II: The March of Time as Documentary and Propaganda
The March Toward World War II: The March of Time as Documentary and Propaganda
The March of Time is a newsreel series that was shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. Part drama, part journalism, the radio show and newsreel, with its synergistic relationship with Life magazine, may have had unprecedented influence over its audience. The newsreel presented its makers' partly objective, pro-Americanist point of view in the documentary tradition established during the 1930s
#US History#US History II#propaganda#primary source#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·xroads.virginia.edu·
The March Toward World War II: The March of Time as Documentary and Propaganda
Primary Sources: Language and Pocket Guides
Primary Sources: Language and Pocket Guides

Millions of US servicemen and women experienced this culture shock when they were stationed overseas during World War II. To assist in making the transition easier, the United States military issued pocket guides, which taught soldiers about the customs, geography, language and other cultural details of each country from The National WWII Museum

#US History II#primary source#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·nationalww2museum.org·
Primary Sources: Language and Pocket Guides
World War II in Color: The Italian Campaign and the Road to Rome | LIFE.com
World War II in Color: The Italian Campaign and the Road to Rome | LIFE.com
As much as the pictures alone show students the brutality and destruction of war, the fact that the pictures are in color gives students an immediacy of connection with them. As we live our lives in "living color" seeing these pictures helps one understand that those people of the past whose live we study in history lived through their own lives in the present also and "in living color".
#historical pictures#primary source#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·life.time.com·
World War II in Color: The Italian Campaign and the Road to Rome | LIFE.com
The myth of the good war | Geoffrey Wheatcroft | The Guardian
The myth of the good war | Geoffrey Wheatcroft | The Guardian
Teachers looking for secondary source readings for students would be well-served by considering this essay that compares our impressions of the first and second world war - this shows history in the making. The thesis of the article is : Our year of remembrance has exaggerated the tragic futility of the first world war and preserved the dangerous idea that the second was noble and heroic
#secondary sources#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·theguardian.com·
The myth of the good war | Geoffrey Wheatcroft | The Guardian
World War II in Photos - The Atlantic
World War II in Photos - The Atlantic

Why not have students review these photos and tie them to themes you provide or have them generate their own themes? Have them choose just 10 from the 900 and explain why their subset best exemplifies the war.

This series of entries was published weekly on TheAtlantic.com from June 19 through October 30, 2011, running every Sunday morning for 20 weeks. In this collection of 900 photos spread over 20 essays, I tried to explore the events of the war, the lives of the people fighting at the front and working back home, and the effects of the trauma on everyday activity.

#World War II Home Front#historical pictures#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·theatlantic.com·
World War II in Photos - The Atlantic
Watch World War II Rage Across Europe in a 7 Minute Time-Lapse Film: Every Day From 1939 to 1945 | Open Culture
Watch World War II Rage Across Europe in a 7 Minute Time-Lapse Film: Every Day From 1939 to 1945 | Open Culture
The seven minute video that shows the borders of Europe changing throughout World War II may be a nice add-on to another lesson or just window dressing as students come in the room. Yet taking a look at just the spring of 1940 alone should give student a sense of how quickly the war changing in those months.
#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·openculture.com·
Watch World War II Rage Across Europe in a 7 Minute Time-Lapse Film: Every Day From 1939 to 1945 | Open Culture
When Dr. Seuss Took On Adolf Hitler - The Atlantic
When Dr. Seuss Took On Adolf Hitler - The Atlantic
Students with fond memories of every March 2 between Kindergarten and 4th grade will be intrigued to see this side of Dr. Suess. Teachers can easily include these in their presentations or for analysis as instructional material. It might even be worthwhile including these cartoons without mentioning their author to see if students make the connection first.
#political cartoons#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·theatlantic.com·
When Dr. Seuss Took On Adolf Hitler - The Atlantic
Do you have change for a billion? The mad world of Zimbabwe’s currency | World Economic Forum
Do you have change for a billion? The mad world of Zimbabwe’s currency | World Economic Forum
Teachers explaining the Weimar Republic's failure or even the silverites of late 19th century US history can use this material in the course of an inflation lesson. Yet hidden in this article is an interesting fact that has probably been misstated by countless high school history teachers. How many teachers claim that the worst inflation in recorded history occurred in Germany - here that crown goes to post WWII Hungary.
#economics#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·weforum.org·
Do you have change for a billion? The mad world of Zimbabwe’s currency | World Economic Forum
The Final Political Testament of Adolf Hitler - History Learning Site
The Final Political Testament of Adolf Hitler - History Learning Site
Written just before his death, Adolph Hitler's final testament can be used by teachers to specifically how Hitler lies. Students are much better served by immersing themselves in historical evidence rather than general statements or secondary readings. Who does Hitler blame for the war? How? What does he save for his final admonition?
#primary source#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·historylearningsite.co.uk·
The Final Political Testament of Adolf Hitler - History Learning Site
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb - primary source documents from the Truman Library
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb - primary source documents from the Truman Library
This collection focuses on the decision to drop the atomic bomb. It includes 76 documents totaling 632 pages covering the years 1945 through 1964. Supporting materials include an online version of “Truman and the Bomb: A Documentary History,” edited by Robert H. Ferrell.
#primary source#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·trumanlibrary.org·
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb - primary source documents from the Truman Library
Correspondence between the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR and the Presidents of the USA and the Prime Ministers of Great Britain during the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945 Correspondence with Winston S. Churchill and Clement R. Attlee
Correspondence between the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR and the Presidents of the USA and the Prime Ministers of Great Britain during the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945 Correspondence with Winston S. Churchill and Clement R. Attlee
Teachers and students can just click on any year and Ctrl-F to search through letters to read correspondence related to their searched term
#President Franklin Roosevelt#primary source#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#US II Unit 3: World War II
·marxists.org·
Correspondence between the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR and the Presidents of the USA and the Prime Ministers of Great Britain during the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945 Correspondence with Winston S. Churchill and Clement R. Attlee
Choices that Define Us | Facing History and Ourselves
Choices that Define Us | Facing History and Ourselves
A graduation speech from the Dean of Yale Law School in 1988 in which he told four stories about individuals who made choices during World War II reveal the complexity of human behavior and suggest how difficult it can be to make sweeping judgments about good and evil. This short reading, with accompanying questions can be used to set up a "ethics in wartime lesson" or other lesson that explores the complexity of human choice
#WS Unit 7: Fascism World Wars#lesson plan#reading#US II Unit 3: World War II
·facinghistory.org·
Choices that Define Us | Facing History and Ourselves