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ENCYCLOPEDIAS
World Book Online: Username and password are both: wilsonwbo
Britannica Middle School: Choose 'Use My Location' to access
EBOOKS
EPIC eBooks
(sign in with Mr. Alderman's Classroom Code: wen4709... note that the 0 is a zero)EBSCO eBooks
(Username: wiboces; Password: Lime226!)WBO eBooks
(Username and password are both: wilsonwbo)
- World War II in Europe
- World War II in the Pacific,
- World War II Asian and Pacific Fronts
- World War II European and North African FrontsWEBSITES
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Use the website tab to search the internet. Better than Google!World War II Overview
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-historyWorld War II Causes
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II European and North African Fronts (p. 8)African Americans and World War II
- https://www.nationalww2museum.org/sites/default/files/2017-07/african-americans.pdf
- http://righttofightexhibit.org/home/Battle of Britain
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II in EuropeBattle of the Bulge
- https://kids.kiddle.co/Battle_of_the_BulgeBlitzkrieg
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/blitzkrieg
- https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/blitzkrieg-lightning-warWinston Churchill
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II European and North African Fronts (p. 42)
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Current BiographyD-Day
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II in EuropeDorie Miller
https://dorismillermemorial.org/doris-story/Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II European and North African Fronts (p. 88)
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyFranklin D. Roosevelt
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II European and North African Fronts (p. 62)
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American BiographyEleanor Roosevelt
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyGeorge Marshall
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyJapanese American Internment
- Choose WBO eBooks World War II Asian and Pacific Fronts (p. 24)Douglas MacArthur
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American BiographyChester Nimitz
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyRobert J. Oppenehimer
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyAdmiral William Halsey
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyRosie the Riveter
https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/rosie-wendy-and-government-girlsWendy the Welder (the person who modeled for her)
https://www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/op-ed-remembering-wendy-the-welder/article_37edc46f-ad86-531f-b4a5-999ac67ad285.html
https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/rosie-wendy-and-government-girlsTuskegee Airmen
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: Tuskegee AirmenBenjamin Oliver Davis Jr.
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American BiographyWorld War II Air Warfare
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: War in the Air, and also World War II European and North African Fronts (p. 78)World War II Homefront
- https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/home-front (specific to women)History of the Sullivan Brothers and USS The Sullivans (Buffalo Naval Park)
- http://www.ussstoddard.org/technical_sullivans.htmlUSS Croaker (Buffalo Naval Park)
- https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/croaker.htmlThe Battle of Midway
https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_midway.phpUS Neutrality
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/neutrality-actsPropaganda
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II in the PacificAircraft Carriers
- https://ethw.org/Aircraft_Carriers_in_World_War_II
- https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/aircraft_carriers_in_ww2.phpBattle of Leyte Gulf
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II in the PacificMatt Urban
- Use the print book entitled War Heroes:the true story of Congressional Medal of Honor recipients (call number KHC 335.1 DEL), in the LMC.Jane Kendeigh
https://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/about/news/blog-post-navy-flight-nurse-jane-kendeighNavajo Code Talkers
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/american-indian-code-talkersNancy Harkness Love
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flygirls-nancy-harkness-love/George S. Patton
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyMaurice Rose
https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/maurice-roseSusan Ahn Cuddy
https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/article/2586537/navy-lt-susan-ahn-cuddy-carved-the-path-for-asian-american-women/3rd Armored of the Spearhead Division
https://militaryhistorynow.com/2021/06/10/spearhead-how-the-u-s-armys-3rd-armored-division-led-the-allies-to-victory-in-western-europe/101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles)
https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/101st-airborne-division/Bastogne
https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/101st-screaming-eagles-siege-of-bastogne/Lewis Burwell Puller
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/puller-lewis-burwell-chesty-1898-1971/Guadalcanal
- https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/solomon-islands-campaign-guadalcanalBattle for Iwo Jima
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II Asian and Pacific Fronts (p97)Ruby Bradley
- https://news.va.gov/99544/veteranoftheday-army-veteran-ruby-bradley/Julia Child
- Use Encyclopedia of World Biography print set and Dictionary of American Biography and Current BiographyBattle for Okinawa
- Choose WBO eBooks and search for the title: World War II Asian and Pacific Fronts (p98)Leigh Ann Hester
- https://foundationforwomenwarriors.org/leigh-ann-hester-sergeant-first-class-u-s-army/
- 5 minute Video: https://www.pbs.org/national-memorial-day-concert/women-in-service-video/
