Double Victory: African Americans in WWII
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The National WWII Museum
2007-08 Honorable Mention,2008-09,2009-10 Honorable Mention,2010-11 Honorable Mention,2012-13 Honorable Mention,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2015-16 Honorable Mention, 2017-18
The National WWII Museum explores with your students the African American struggle against totalitarianism abroad and racism at home. Students meet Pearl Harbor hero Dorie Miller, the Montford Point Marines, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the seven African American...
I AM an American! Japanese Incarceration in WWII
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The National WWII Museum
2007-08 Honorable Mention,2008-09,2009-10 Honorable Mention,2010-11 Honorable Mention,2012-13 Honorable Mention,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2015-16 Honorable Mention, 2017-18
Students explore the story of Eva Hashiguchi, who spent her high-school days as an internee in Jerome, Arkansas. Through her account, witness how wartime hysteria and racial prejudice led to one of the darkest chapters of American history. Examine the country...
It's OUR War, Too! American Women in WWII
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The National WWII Museum
2007-08 Honorable Mention,2008-09,2009-10 Honorable Mention,2010-11 Honorable Mention,2012-13 Honorable Mention,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2015-16 Honorable Mention, 2017-18
When Americans were called to action, women "did their part" despite stereotyping and discrimination. The war spurred many women to enter the workforce for the first time, all while managing a household alone and upholding wartime duties. Women answered the ca...
Iwo Jima and the War in the Pacific
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The National WWII Museum
2007-08 Honorable Mention,2008-09,2009-10 Honorable Mention,2010-11 Honorable Mention,2012-13 Honorable Mention,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2015-16 Honorable Mention, 2017-18
The National WWII Museum takes your students on a virtual tour of the Museum's Pacific exhibit, concentrating on artifacts, oral histories, and maps. The island-hopping campaign leads them to Iwo Jima, where they learn about the campaign and explore one soldie...
The War That Changed Your World: Science and Technology of WWII
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The National WWII Museum
2007-08 Honorable Mention,2008-09,2009-10 Honorable Mention,2010-11 Honorable Mention,2012-13 Honorable Mention,2013-14 Honorable Mention,2015-16 Honorable Mention, 2017-18
Today’s televisions, computers, and cell phones can all trace their origins to technological advancements realized during WWII. Other facets of our modern lives owe a debt to WWII, too: modern building materials, ways of teaching and learning, even the way yo...