A Hotlist on World War II

A Hotlist on World War II
An Internet Hotlist on World War II

Introduction

A list of links for 6th grade study of World War II

The History Place World War Two in Europe - A detailed timeline of the events leading to and occuring during World War II.

The History Place - The Holocaust - A detailed timeline of the events preceding and during the Holocaust
Deaths of Jews during World War II - A graph representing the number of Jews who were killed during the Holocaust in each of the countries of Europe.
Map of Concentration Camps and Killing Centers during World War II
Anne Frank Online - The story of Anne Frank, a 16-year-old Jewish girl who lost her life during the Holocaust.
The Anne Frank House - A museum created from the house where Anne Frank and her family were in hiding from the Nazis.
An Auschwitz Alphabet - An alphabet represening the most significant facets of life and death in Auschwitz.

The Home Front

American Home Front - Home Life - A living room and kitchen from the 1940's, describes homelife and Japanese American Internment.

Navajo Code Talkers During World War II - Describes how the Navajo Indian language was used as a secret code to send U.S. military messages during World War II.

Navajo Code Dictionary - Includes alphabet, words and codes used by the Navajo Code Talkers.

Children of the Camps - Describes the internment into camps of Japanese-American citizens after the attack by Japan on Pearl Harbor. More than 120,000 Japanese Americans were interned behind barbed wire during World War II...over half were children.
Meet Molly - Read what it was like to be an American Girl on the home front during World War II.

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr is a true story about a girl who lived in Japan toward the end of World War II. This Web Quest is designed to introduce you to Sadako. Sasaki and her country of Japan. Find out why Sadako is a heroine to the children of Japan.

Content by Mrs. Mason, flmason@networld.com
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Last revised 01/02/03