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. Eve of World War II In 1931 Japan attacked Manchuria and pounding the Chinese defense. Italy started to attack Ethiopia, while Germany, where Hitler organized Nazis, undertook a large rearmament.

Use one of these ten movies to enrich your social studies World War II curriculum.

The twenty-five years following World War II symbolize all the political institutions of an international warfare without the actual combat.

In France during World War II, a group of brave individuals banded together to free their country from the occupying German Force. This group resisted the German force and showed courage in the darkest hour of their country's history.

The Second World War inspired many epic films that recreate major battles with some degree of accuracy. Battle of the Bulge isn't one of them.

Jacklyn Lucas was so determined to fight in W W II that he lied about his age and stowed away twice to get close to the action. This is the story of how he became the youngest MOH winner since the Civil War.

This is a paper for my history class. It reviews the usage of propaganda from the Soviet's side as well as the United States side. I used the books Ivan's War by Catherine Merridale and Flags of our Fathers by James Bradley.

Hitler's rapid takeover and domination of the European continent early in the war made it difficult for the Allies to even get to the Germans. How then did the war end in Allied victory?

This is an alternative history speculating what would happen following a German victory over Russia in World War II.

Some items excerpted from one of this author's four World War II books

These items have been culled from nearly a thousand items in the writer's 1982 tome "The World War II Quiz & Fact Book" published by Harper & Row

Comparative size ranking, considering length and gross tonnage, culled and compiled by the author from historic documents in the public domain for his World War II books.

If you are planning to watch Ken Burns' PBS series The War, you may come across some terms you don't fully understand. This glossary serves as a basic background for any study of World War II.

A survey of the causes of World War II and how Hitler was able to rise to power.

The Treaty of Versailles was but one contributing factor to the rise of Hitler and World War II. In fact, it was the greedy capitalists willing to bet the future of stockholders who bear more blame.

Harry Potter is a strikingly accurate allegory for World War II. Voldemort as HItler, Dumbledore as Churchill and Death Eaters as Nazis are all examined here.

The U.S. Navy 'flattop' fleet grew from eight (8) aircraft carriers when Pearl Harbor was attacked to 121 by war's end

In Ken Burns' documentary, "The War," Americans rose to the occasion to fight waste and recycle, in an effort to help win World War II. We are fighting a different battle, now, no less important. "The greatest generation" was able to do it, can our generation?

America's economy flourished after World War II, resulting in the wealthy migrating away from cities, the poor taking their place, consumerism, and new attention to the civil rights movement.

Of the few films to actually depict the Vietnam War as it raged in the 1960s, The Green Berets is the worst.

After Independence Day, when all the barbeques, fireworks, and movie marathons are over, take a moment to reflect on a little-known technology that probably saved us all from Adolf Hitler: fighter control.

From an early age, Aldolf Hitler had an obsession with art. He wrote in Mein Kampf that he knew as a schoolboy what he wanted to be, a painter.

Chaplin and Disney were at opposite ends of the political spectrum, yet found common ground on targeting Hitler and the Nazis for propaganda films.

Many historians cite Common Sense as the start of the Revolutionary War. The war, however, was already underway at the time of the publication. Common Sense did not start the war, but united the American colonies to fight for the cause of independence.

This is a book review of Philip Roth's 2004 novel, The Plot Against America, an alternate history in which Charles Lindbergh becomes president and starts a wave of anti-Semitic prejudice in the U.S.

The Second World War is a conflict that will be debated for as long as there are historians lurking about in the dark corners of research libraries across the globe.

This documentary attempts to chronicle the demise of the American corporation. It begins with exploring how corporate lawyers took advantage of a law meant to protect freed slaves from being exploited; in which the

This article traces The War of the Worlds from H. G. Wells' book, to Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast in 1938 to Steven Spielberg's much anticipated release of the War of the Worlds.

Many elementary, grade school and high school text books do not include the contributions of African-American soldiers and leaders of World War II. Allow me to tell you about a few of them.

During World War II the warlords of both sides were caused much anxiety by secret weapons. The reason being that one side could gain a winning advantage by such a weapon.

Nine McKean County vets delve into their memories of World War II: Original Reporting by Josh Hatcher

This is overview of racist views and actions of both Americans and Japanese in the Pacific theater of World War II.

Yes. Yes they did. The Swiss chose not to distinguish between fascist hatemongering and humanity even during World War II.

World War II made the carrier into the backbone of the U.S. Navy. Today, only five war-era vessels remain preserved as monuments to American sea power.

After 9/11 many Americans were comparing the attacks to Pearl Harbor and the War on Terror to World War II. How many would compare them that way now? Not many I bet.

The United States has tried Ron Paul's ideas before World War II - have we really receded so much that we'll try them all over again?

World War II marked the end of the battleship's dominance on the high seas. Once the pride of the fleet, a handful of these ships survive as floating museums across America.

The arrival of Pearl Harbor day always takes me back to my memories of World War II. They are few, considering my young age at the time, but I will probably never forget them.

The conventional wisdom suggests that World War II was inevitable due to the effects of the Treaty of Versailles. A closer look reveals that many steps could have been taken along the way to stop it before it occurred.

Multi-lingual Moe Berg was a baseball player and World War II spy who spied on Japan and Germany.

The horrors of World War II began with Hitler's Blitzkrieg of Poland at 4:45 a.m. on September 1, 1939 -- it all started with a set of faked attacks on Germany.

Two of the greatest struggles that America has been involved in since the end of World War II have revolved around opposing ideologies.

This article will explain to you how America was like after World War II

The Eastern Front during World War II was the scene of some of the most brutal fighting in the history of warfare...

During World War II Chinese and Japanese women were horribly mistreated with alarming frequency. By looking at fictional and real victims of this violence, it is better understood what these women went through.

During World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen fought on the front lines of the air war as well as the front lines of race relations. The legacy of these pilots is discussed in Los Angeles.

A list of some of my favorite films set during and after World War II.

The story of the USS Kidd, a World War II destroyer, told using excerpts from one sailor's wartime journal.

This is a review of the game, The Outfit. Defeat the Nazis during World War II by being the best squad leader you can be.

The Big Three, the U S, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union worked together for years with one common goal in mind: defeating Nazi Germany. In February of 1945, these Ally forces met at Yalta for the second of three conferences regarding World War II.

If you know someone who served in World War II, and who collects literature about that time, then these are some gift ideas that they might enjoy.

Matt Urban was a fearless and dedicated leader of his men in World War II. This article relates how he won the Medal of Honor and the respect of his country.

This paper details the global changes caused by World War I and II. It looks specifically at England and the United States, and it uses exclusively the editorials found in the English publication "The Spectator."

A paper detailing the different methods and types of propaganda used during World War II, for both the Allies and the Axis.

Audie Murphy, a farmboy from Texas, became the most decorated GI in World War II and in the years following the war became one of Hollywood's brightest stars.

During World War II, before he was elected Pope, John XXIII, was instrumental in saving thousands of European Jews from Naxi extermination.

Extensive excerpts of this personally researched material appear in various of my four World War II books. This article has also appeared in two numismatic publications. I have also granted permission to a number of currency dealers and historians to quote or use it.

During World War II, the citizens of the United States endured the rationing of many goods that we hold dear now, including certain foods (meat, coffee, sugar, processed goods, etc), gas and shoes. This article describes why and how rationing was implemented.

A footnote in many history textbooks chapters dealing with all of the events surrounding World War II, there are many lessons to be learned from Japanese internment during World War II.

Axis and Allies is an amazing board game in which you control the Axis or Allied powers during the World War II era. You build armies, manage a unstable economy, and develop the most advanced weapons in order to emerge victorious.

A look into some of those found guilty during the Nuremburg trials after World War II.

Sea Cloud, the private yacht owned by Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, made military history during its service as IX-99 during World War II as the first experimental vessel for racial integration in the U.S. Navy.

The United States underwent a resurgence in all areas of life and economy following World War II. This paper discusses this "golden age" of the American experience.

A devastating earthquake has battered a famous World War II location in the South Pacific. Initial reports pegged it as a 7.6 magnitude, but other information from two different sources said it was an 8.1 that it on Monday morning, April 2.

From 1939 to 1945 the Second World War raged as a worldwide military conflict of which my Grandfather, which asked to remain nameless, served. Here is what he had to say...

Bestselling author Jeff Shaara has won critical and popular acclaim for his page-turning historical novels. He now turns his attention to the Second World War.

Hundreds of American fighting men were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for their actions in the Second World War. This article relates the exploits of Almond Fisher and Leonard Funk, two heroes who earned this prestigious medal.

It took more than 60 years for America to honor its veterans of World War Two with a memorial in Washington DC, but it has finally happened...

This is Japan's war in China named the Rape of Nanjing.

It's about 2 members of the 101st Airborne discussing their experiences from the war and signing copies of their new book.

Need more evidence of Bush's incompetence? Then you're a moron.

As many as 14 million Germans were expelled from their homes after Germany lost the war. Many of them died as a result...

While Germany became increasingly aggressive and Japan began its plans for an empire, America was struggling with the Great Depression. After u-boat attacks on American ships and the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, America entered the war.

Perhaps one of the most disappointing war epics of the 1960s is French director Rene Clement's 1966 adaptation of Is Paris Burning?, a book about the liberation of the French capital in August of 1944.

This article is about Japan and US political relationship after WWII.

A select few WWII-era submarines remain preserved today for posterity. In museums across America, these fascinating ships are popular attractions that continue to highlight the valor and sacrifices of the sailors who manned them.

An American soldier's life and how he was profoundly changed by WWII. We have much to learn from the personal sacrifice of the people that lived and served in our armed forces during this era.

Dresden, Germany - a state in East Germany, home to magnificent culture and artistic works. Since the unification of Germany in 1990, it has flourished as a cultural and economic city in eastern Germany.

The difference between a government and its citizens is once again illuminated in the history lesson of black soldiers in England during WWII.

The remarkable changes to Japanese life and religion instigated by Japan's first military defeat and occupation are undeniable. After 1945, the nationalistic and militaristic trends that grew to prominence during the renewal period of the Meiji Restoration began to reverse.

This is another fantastic site to see.

An overview of the preparation for Operation Overlord, the greatest amphibious assault in history.

Dropping the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima was an unnecessary act of violence.

If any one person was responsible for the eventual success of the Russians along the Eastern Front during World War II, it was Georgy Zhukov...

Director and writer Paul Verhoeven and writer Gerard Soeteman created a beautiful movie whose potential is never quite realized.

Gearbox Software and Ubisoft have continued their terrific real life story of the 502nd Airborne unit during the battles surrounding the Normandy invasion commonly called D-Day.

Virtually anyone who has even a passing interest in American history, or Japanese history for that matter, knows the date of December 7, 1941, and the famous words of A

The movie "Rosie the Riveter" deals directly with the socially constructed category of gender in America. Gender, which changes overtime and varies from culture to culture, is an ideal of manhood or womanhood.

This film is just plain awful. Want to learn about the Battle of Midway? Read Walter Lord's Incredible Victory instead.

This briefly goes into the plans and myths that happened after WWII. American taxpayers flipped the bill to rebuild Europe and were told it worked, but guess again.

Hollywood produced just as much propaganda during WWII as Germany; fortunately, they were more concerned with making a profit, resulting in movies that have stood the test of time.

Army Air Corpsmen Murray Weiss and Leo Mustonen were honored over 60 years after they were lost. Many thousands of others remain missing.

It seemed like a normal day for Leonard Sims, as he was standing near his car when a black man walked up to him asking to light his cigarette. Before Sims knew it, he was pinned between two cars and was assaulted.