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" Rationing of food and other goods during World War Two changed the social landscape of Britain for a generation, creating a national culture of ingenuity, austerity and making-do. "

"Explore the London Blitz during 7th October 1940 to 6th June 1941"

Quite a large collection war resources

World war 1 crash course

a geek blogger explains his thought. will Star Wars lose its soul?

Using rich resources that encourage children's empathy skills can make all the difference in teaching about WWII. This collection has detailed lesson plans, sources of information, emotive images, audio interviews, film footage and display materials.

" Facts, activities and projects based on World War II."

Brian Peoples 06 Aug 11 08:19:00 These are really useful - I use The "End" of Reconstruction in class because Prof. Blight lectures effectively on topics such as the 14th and 15th amendment, Frederick Douglass, precedent setting SC decisions such as Slaughterhouse & Cruikshank. Blight uses some humor and is a phenomenal storyteller who effectively links past to present.

"While the Treasury grapples with the financial crisis of the 1930s, the Cabinet and the Foreign Office press for peace as the situation in Europe worsens. Our collections document the rise of the dictators, the international diplomacy that failed and Britain's preparations for war."

Go inside World War II and get new insight into the people, battles and events you thought you knew.

"A Day in the Life of evacuee Eric during WWII"

Conflict History browse the timeline of war and conflict across the globe

Day by day accounts & pics from WWII on twitter... could be a good discussion starter

The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents modified for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading. Instead of memorizing historical facts, students evaluate the trustworthiness of multiple perspectives on issues from King Philip's War to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and make historical claims backed by documentary evidence.

igcse?

stories of conflict

"Wecome to History Animated E-mail If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the Pacific War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."

A grat many pics frommworld war two