Resources for watching and listening
- B-17 Tour This allows you to virtually tour a B-17 which was a bomber plane used in World War II.
- Britannica: D-Day Britannica offers videos on the invasion of Normandy, also known as D-Day.
- Khan Academy A great resource of multiple videos and topics that will guide each students through different lessons. This academy also has practice questions to go along.
- Market Garden A great place to find statistics and video clips from veterans and much more.
- NeoK12 World War II NeoK12 offers multiples resources here. They offer quizzes, games, and multiple videos to view on WWII.
- War World II: World at War Here you will find photos, sounds, writing, and videos of topics from WWII. This is a very interactive site.
- WWII in HD by the History Channel Here the history channel offers clips from its newly released WWII in HD
Resources for listening
- Britian Declares War on Germany, 1939 Listen to a speech from when Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares war on Germany
- Colonel Paul Tibbets talks about the Atmoic Bombing Hear Colonel Paul Tibbets talk about the dropping the A-Bomb on Hiroshima.
- Music of WWII Listen to music and speeches from WWII.
- Radio from World War II Radio news from World War II
- Reporter from D-Day Listen to a reporter who was on a destroyer just off the coast where D-Day took place
Resources for reading
- Adolf Hitler The timeline of Adolf Hitlers life. this really focuses on his life during World War II.
- An archive of World War II memories writtend by the public.
- Anne Frank A great place to get factual information on the story of Anne Frank and the book that she wrote.
- Atomic Bomb A great resource that outline the decision and droping of the A-Bomb in World War II.
- Franklin D. Roosevelt A presidential library that focuses on FDR. Look here if you need any primary sources on Franklin D. Roosevelt
- History of World War II A general timeline of World War II
- Recollections of WWII Personal recollections of the Second World War (or World War II) are of increasing value to historians as the number of witnesses to this period sadly declines.
- The Navajo Code Talkers The group of individuals who served as coders and decoders during World War II.
- United States Holocaust Museum The Museum has identified topic areas for you to consider while studying the Holocaust. An introduction to the topic areas is essential for a sense of the breadth of the history of the Holocaust.
- Winston Churchill Information on the life of Winston Churchill during World War II.
- Women in WWII Women Come to the Front: WAR, WOMEN, AND OPPORTUNITY. This is a place to read about women in World War II.
- WWII speeches in text Read multples stories and speeches from World War II
Resources for ESOL students
- General History of World War II A great place for ESOL students who need a good review of World War II
- Listen to the history Here you will find a website that reads the history of any subject that we may go over in class. Warning though…this is a very brief history and she be used for understanding and clarification only.
