Primary Source Toolbox
Archives:
The National Security Archive- The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources
This is a great website for students to reseach the dropping of the atomic bomb during WWII. It has a list of primary sources ranging in topics from background on the Atomic Project, defining, the dropping of the bomb, and dealing with the aftermath. This is a useful primary source archive for students studying the background of the atomic bomb and the aftermath when studying a unit on WWII.
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The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration- World War II Records
This is a wonderful website for students studying different aspects of WWII. It contains many different types of primary sources including photographs, lists of speeches, and causality lists. This would be a great resource for any student looking for primary sources on different topics regarding WWII.
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Miller Center- Primary Resources: World War II
This is a very useful website for students looking for primary sources regarding WWII. It contains a multitude of different sources ranging from oral histories, to letters to and from the Home Front, to diplomatic and political documents. This website would give students many different avenues to study in a unit on WWII.
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The National World War II Museum- Learn: Teachers & Students
This is an extremely useful archive for teacher and students alike. It provides a plethora of primary source documents as well as lesson plan material/ideas. This would be a great site for students and teachers alike to access while doing a unit on WWII.
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Minnesota History Center- Women and the Home Front During World War II
This is a great archive containing letters, papers, journals, and scrapbooks from women during WWII. This is a very useful site for students studying women on the Home Front in a unit on WWII.
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Lessons:
The National World War II Museum- Dr. Seuss & WWII: Analyzing Political Cartoons
This is a great WWII unit lesson plan that has students examine political cartoons drawn by the beloved Dr. Seuss. Students will analyze the cartoon and evaluate it in context, looking at the social, political, and economic point of view in which it originated.
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PBS- Double V
This is a thoroughly engaging lesson plan where students will examine primary sources related to Double V campaign and then wage their own Double V campaign in the classroom. Students will watch clips, read newspaper articles, and look at photographs before then coming up with their own Double V campaign product such as a poster, song or newspaper article.
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