America
from the Great Depression to World War II
(http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html)
Photographs from the FSA-OWI, 1935-1945
"The images in the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information
Collection are among the most famous documentary photographs ever produced.
Created by a group of U.S. government photographers, the images show Americans
in every part of the nation. In the early years, the project emphasized
rural life and the negative impact of the Great Depression, farm mechanization,
and the Dust Bowl." Retrieved October 21, 2001.
The
Great Depression and the 1990s
(http://www.misd.wednet.edu/~Wendy_Sauer/AmMem.html)
A teaching unit by Douglas Perry and Wendy Sauer. The Library of Congress:
American Memory Fellows Program. Retrieved October 21, 2001.
Internet
Modern History Sourcebook: The Depression
(http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook41.html)
"The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted
texts for introductory level classes...The Depression in the US: WEB The
Great Depression Includes hard statistics. WEB American Life Histories,
Manuscripts from the Federal Writers'... Retrieved October 21, 2001.
New
Deal Network:
A guide to the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Roosevelt Administration's
New Deal.
(http://newdeal.feri.org/)
"The New Deal Network is an educational guide to the Great Depression
of the 1930s. The New Deal Network is sponsored by the Franklin and Eleanor
Roosevelt Institute and
the Institute for Learning Technologies at Teachers College/Columbia University.
NDN is funded in part through a grant from the National Endowment for
the Humanities." Retrieved October 21, 2001.
Songs
of the Great Depression
(http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/cherries.html)
Retrieved October 21, 2001.
1930s
Great Depression Gallery, Michigan Historical Museum System
(http://www.sos.state.mi.us/history/museum/explore/museums/hismus/1900-75/depressn/labnews2.html)
Teachers' Stuff and Kids' Stuff from the Great Depression Gallery. Retrieved
October 21, 2001.
DiscoverySchool.com
- A-Z History - World War II
(http://www.discoveryschool.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozhistory/w/610460.html)
James L. Stokesbury. (n.d.) World War II. Original content provided by
World Book Online. Retrieved October 21, 2001.
Grolier
World War II Commemoration
(http://gi.grolier.com/wwii/wwii_mainpage.html)
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, Grolier has
put together a collection of World War II historical materials on the
Web.
Grolier Online. (n.d) World War II Commemoration. Retrieved October 21,
2001.
The
History Channel synopsis on World War II
(http://www.historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=35842)
Toland, J. (1991) World
War II. In Eric Foner and John Garraty (Ed.), The Reader's Companion To
American History. Houghton Mifflin. Retrieved October 21, 2001.
HistoryWorld
- Tour Through Time - World War II
(http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/tours.asp?nid=ac31&period=0&from=index&back=/index/indexsearch.asp%3Findexsearch%3Dworld%20war%20II)
Navigate through timeline of
major events of the war. HistoryWorld. (n.d.) Tour Through Time - World
War II. Retrieved October 21, 2001.
World
War II Resources from Ibilbio
(http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/index.html)
Primary source materials on
the Web. Links to original documents regarding all aspects of the war.
Pearl Harbor History Associates, Inc. (n.d.) World War II Resources. Retrieved
October 21, 2001.
World War II: The Japanese-American Internment Experience
The
Archives Center: JAPANESE AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY COLLECTION (1905, 1912,
1919, 1942-1945)
#305
(http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d9305.htm)
From the front page: "This collection of documentary materials relating
to the involuntary relocation of Japanese Americans was collected by the
Division of Armed Forces History in connection with the exhibit A More
Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the United States Constitution at
the National Museum of American History in 1988. " Retrieved October
27, 2001.
Children
of the Camps: The Documentary
(http://www.children-of-the-camps.org/)
From the home page: "The Children of the Camps documentary captures
the experiences of six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were confined
as innocent children to internment camps by the U.S. government during
World War II. The film vividly portrays their personal journey to heal
the deep wounds they suffered from this experience." From the mission
statement: "[The] documentary...explores the ongoing emotional, familial
and psychological consequences of the WWII internment camp experience
for those who were "children of the camps", and that documents
their personal journey to healing from the wounds of racism....To educate
the general public regarding the long term effects of the World War II
internment trauma on Japanese Americans, the harmful impact of institutionalized
racism in general, and the need for understanding and healing of both
victim and perpetrator." Retrieved October 27, 2001.
A
More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
(http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/youmus/ex04unio.htm)
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
From the exhibit description page: "This exhibition examines the
constitutional process by exploring the experiences of Americans of Japanese
ancestry during World War II...During the opening months of World War
II, almost 120,000 Japanese Americans -- two-thirds of them citizens of
the United States -- were forced to leave their homes, sell much of their
property at enormous losses, and move into detention camps as a result
of Executive Order 9066, issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February
19, 1942...The story of exhibition reaches far beyond the detention camps.
Approximately 33,000 American citizens of Japanese ancestry, men and women,
served in the U.S. military during the war." Retrieved October 27,
2001.
Mother
Jones New Wire: Concentration Camp or Summer Camp?
A new generation of revisionists tries to put a happy face on the Japanese
American relocation camps, by Robert Ito. September 15, 1998
http://www.motherjones.com/news_wire/ito.html
From the article: "The debate over the historical interpretation
of the American camps was reignited recently by an exhibit at Ellis Island
entitled "America's Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese
American Experience," an exhibit that freely uses the term "concentration
camp" to describe the isolated encampments at such places as Manzanar
and Tule Lake, Calif.; Poston, Ariz.; Topaz, Utah. Critics claim that
the use of the term dishonors the victims of the Nazi death camps; supporters
argue that the term is historically accurate, and point to the numerous
academics, military officials, and even U.S. presidents who have preferred
the term over the more euphemistic "internment camp" label."
Retrieved October 27, 2001.
The
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.nara.gov/education/cc/eeoc.html
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: The Constitution Community
Lessons: "Constitutional Connection: This lesson relates to the Preamble;
to Article I, which establishes Congress' power to legislate; to Article
II, which establishes the president's power to issue executive orders;
to Article III, which establishes the jurisdiction of the courts; and
to the 14th Amendment which guarantees equal protection of the laws...This
lesson correlates to the National History Standards... This lesson correlates
to the National Standards for Civics and Government..." Retrieved
October 27, 2001.
The
Civil Rights Project at Harvard University
(http://www.law.harvard.edu/groups/civilrights/)
"The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University offers information
on conferences, publications, papers..." From the mission statement:
"The complexity of our nation's growing multi-racial and ethnic composition
is mirrored in a new set of civil rights challenges and issues that defy
simple analysis or obvious prescriptions." Retrieved October 26,
2001.
The National Civil Rights
Museum Web Site
(http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/)
From the home page: "What places in our country help put the American
Experience into perspective? According to USA Weekend (a publication supplement
of USA Today), one of those places is the National Civil Rights Museum.
Housed in the Lorraine Motel, the National Civil Rights Museum has been
described as an "in-your-face" look at America's struggle to
live up to its Constitutional responsibility of guaranteeing an equal
and fair society." Retrieved October 26, 2001.
Seattle
Times: Photo Tour of the Civil Rights Movement
(http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/movement/PT/phototour.html)
From the home page: "The following photo pages reflect a sampling
of images from the national civil rights movement and events that happened
in the Seattle area. Rather than being a comprehensive archive, it is
meant to bring the events to life and encourage further research."
Retrieved October 26, 2001.
Additional Links: Struggles, Lessons, and Progress
Asian-Pacific
American Servicewomen In Defense of a Nation
http://www.womensmemorial.org/APA.html
Women In Military Service For America Memorial
Ceremonial Entrance, Arlington National Cemetery
From the home page: "Although thousands of Asian-Pacific American
women have served and are serving in the US Armed Forces in times of war
and peace, only a small number of these women have told their stories
by registering with the Women In Military Service For America Memorial.
In celebration of Asian-Pacific Heritage Month 1999, we are recognizing
several of these women by sharing their military experiences." Retrieved
October 27, 2001.
Marie
Curie and the History of Radioactivity
http://www.aip.org/history/curie/
An exhibit by The Center for History of Physics, A Division of The American
Institute of Physics. Madam Marie Curie was the first winner of two Nobel
Prizes.
The
Marshall Plan
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
(http://www.nara.gov/exhall/featured-document/marshall/marshall.html)
From the home page: "As the war-torn nations of Europe faced famine
and economic crisis in the wake of World War II, the United States proposed
to rebuild the continent in the interest of political stability and a
healthy world economy. On June 5, 1947, in a commencement address at Harvard
University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall first called for American
assistance in restoring the economic infrastructure of Europe. Western
Europe responded favorably, and the Truman administration proposed legislation.
The resulting Economic Cooperation Act of 1948 restored European agricultural
and industrial productivity. Credited with preventing famine and political
chaos, the plan later earned General Marshall a Nobel Peace Prize."
Retrieved October 27, 2001.
The
Nobel e-Museum
http://www.nobel.se/nobel/
From the home page: "The Nobel Prize is the first international award
given yearly since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine,
literature and peace. The prize consists of a medal, a personal diploma,
and a prize amount."
From the page on Alfred Nobel: "Man behind the Prizes...The idea
of giving away his fortune was no passing fancy for Nobel. Efforts to
promote peace were close to his heart and he derived intellectual pleasure
from literature, while science built the foundation for his own activities
as a technological researcher and inventor." Retrieved October 27,
2001.
PBS:
American Responds: Tolerance in times of Trial
(http://www.pbs.org/americaresponds/tolerance.html)
Classroom Resources. Grade Level: Middle and High (6-12)
Estimated Time: Three-four one-hour sessions
From the home page: "Lesson Overview: Use the treatment of citizens
of Japanese and German ancestry during World War II--looking specifically
at media portrayals of these groups and internment camps--as historical
examples of ethnic conflict during times of trial; explore the problems
inherent in assigning blame to populations or nations of people. Students
will also look at contemporary examples of ethnic conflict, discrimination,
and stereotyping at home and abroad." Retrieved October 27, 2001.
"The
(Re)presentation of History in Film and Video: Narrative and Media,"
The Many Holocausts of World War II: Film, Facts and Fiction - Gary Rodebaugh
UCI-Santa Ana Teachers Institute
http://www.cfep.uci.edu/ProDevel/uci-sati/faculty/rodebaugh_unit.html)
From the introductory essay: "Building on my love of history and
a wealth of accessible information, I have chosen to take a look at three
aspects of World War II: the war in Europe (in particular the Nazi Holocaust),
the war in the U.S. (especially the treatment of the Japanese Americans),
and the war in Asia (focusing on the Nankeen invasion). The Nazi Holocaust
was chosen because it is a familiar subject to me and it contains two
core novels from the current eighth grade curriculum. I chose Japanese
Internment because it was and is a "holocaust" against the U.S
Constitution, and because it occurred along the Pacific Coast, it would
be considered a local historical event. Internment also contains many
historical political patterns that have been repeated in the 1990’s.
Lastly, the genesis of my unit, Nanking was chosen because of the mystery,
denial, and avoidance of this event. It also serves as a contrast to Japanese
Internment and should provide a way to expand students’ cultural
awareness." Retrieved October 27, 2001.
Speak,
Memory
Article about Lyn Crost who published "Honor By Fire, an exhaustive
history of Japanese-American soldiers in World War II."
(http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Brown_Alumni_Magazine/95/7-95/features/crost.html)
Brown University Alumni Magazine
From the article: "Lyn Crost couldn't believe her ears. She had come
to Capitol Hill to watch the U.S. House of Representatives make amends
to Japanese-Americans who had languished in internment camps during World
War II. Crost believed Congress's compensation plan to be a small and
simple justice, particularly since sons and brothers of the incarcerated
Japanese-Americans had fought and died for the United States on battlefields
all over the world. But on that day in 1987, Crost watched a spectator
stand up and denounce the plan, arguing that Japanese-American soldiers
would never have fought a war in the Pacific against 'their own people'.
"Crost seethed in her chair. As a foreign correspondent for the Honolulu
Star-Bulletin in 1944 and 1945, she had filed story after story about
the bravery of Japanese-Americans in combat, about their loyalty to commanding
officers and comrades. Although her reporting had been limited to Europe,
she now knew that Nisei - the first generation of Americans born of immigrant
Japanese parents - had been stationed in Asia and the Pacific, many of
them in top-secret military intelligence positions. That almost no one
understood their contribution to the Allied war effort 'really got under
my skin,' she says." Retrieved October 27, 2001.
U.S.
Marconi Museum: Radio History...from "Spark to Space"
http://www.marconiusa.org/
From the website: "The Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, U.S.A., Inc.
& The U.S. National Marconi Museum is located in the historic district
of Bedford, New Hampshire, marking the town’s link with Bedford,
England, where Marconi spent much of his childhood. The exhibits follow
with equipment, literature, audio-visual presentations - the development
of radio communications from, 'Spark to Space'." Retrieved October
27, 2001.
