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Lesson plans designed for middle school and high school teachers to help students understand wartime experiences and the lasting legacies of World War II.<\/p>\n\n

Soldier’s Experiences<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Why They Fight: Analyzing How the Military Motivates Soldiers to Go into Combat<\/p>\n\n\n

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We Did Not Surrender: The POW Experience in the Philippines<\/p>\n\n\n

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Atlantic Theater<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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D-Day in Documents: Comparing Eisenhower\u2019s \u201cIn Case of Failure Memo\u201d to \u201cThe Order of the Day\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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A Blitz Through the Ardennes: Using the Battle of the Bulge to Practice Reading and Analytical Skills<\/p>\n\n\n

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Bombs and Bomber Boys: The Bombing of Britain and the American Friendly Invasion<\/p>\n\n\n

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Confidence and Concerns: Allied Advances into Germany<\/p>\n\n\n

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Deception and Double Agents: The Success of Operation Fortitude<\/p>\n\n\n

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Making A Difference: Service & Sacrifice At The Battle Of Midway<\/p>\n\n\n

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Resistance Rising: Fighting the Shadow War against the Germans<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Army Engineers: Challenges at the Anzio Beachhead<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cA War of Wits\u201d: Anti-Submarine Warfare in the Battle of the Atlantic<\/p>\n\n\n

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Some Gave All<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll Huff and Puff and Blow Your Ships Up\u201d: The Impact of the German Wolf Pack During the Battle of the Atlantic<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Math of War: The Numbers Behind Minesweeping in the Mediterranean<\/p>\n\n\n

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Riding Along the Red Ball Express<\/p>\n\n\n

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Pacific Theater<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Pearl Harbor: A Defining Moment in U.S. History<\/p>\n\n\n

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Supplies and Logistics: Problem Solving Alternatives to Japanese Occupation of the Burma Road<\/p>\n\n\n

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Operation Invasion: Reaching the Japanese Mainland<\/p>\n\n\n

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Making A Difference: Service & Sacrifice At The Battle Of Midway<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tactics & Strategies<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Planning for War: The Logistics of Sending Combat Troops into Battle<\/p>\n\n\n

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Horror in the Hedgerows: Technology, Tactics, and Teamwork<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hit the Ground Running: Escape and Evasion Behind Enemy Lines<\/p>\n\n\n

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The War of Logistics<\/p>\n\n\n

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Flight Plans and Rescues: Using Math to Explore the World War II Strategic Bombing Campaign<\/p>\n\n\n

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Industry\u2019s Role in the Strategic Bombing Campaign<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Bari Incident: Chemical Weapons and World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Calculus of War: Tactics, Technology, and the Battle of the Atlantic<\/p>\n\n\n

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Civic Obligations & Propaganda<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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\u201cI Sustain the Wings\u201d: The Role of Performers in Selling War Bonds in World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sacrifice, Loss and Honor: A Simulation of the Homefront in World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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Saving Art during Wartime: A Monument Man\u2019s Mission<\/p>\n\n\n

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Place Your Faith in Radio<\/p>\n\n\n

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USO Camp Shows, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Race and the Enemy: Comparing German and Japanese Depictions in U.S. War Propaganda<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Red Cross on the Front Line<\/p>\n\n\n

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Women’s Experiences<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Women in the Workforce: Examining Depictions of Women\u2019s Roles During World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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Congressional Debates Over the Women\u2019s Army Corps<\/p>\n\n\n

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Under their Wing: Impact of Flight Nurses in the Pacific<\/p>\n\n\n

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Civil Rights & Social Injustice<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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African American Experiences: Sowing the Seeds of Change During World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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A Japanese American Family\u2019s Experience During World War II: A Living DBQ<\/p>\n\n\n

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Two-Front War: African Americans\u2019 Fight for Victory at Home and Abroad<\/p>\n\n\n

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Race and Tragedy on the Homefront: The Forgotten Port Chicago Disaster<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Montford Point Marines: One Step Towards Civil Rights<\/p>\n\n\n

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Equal Opportunities for Sacrifice in World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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Duty and Dignity: Black Americans and the 92nd Infantry Division Buffalo Soldiers<\/p>\n\n\n

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Innovations<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Advancement of Medical Technology during World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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RADAR: Innovating Naval Warfare<\/p>\n\n\n

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Communication<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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A Secret Language: American Indian Code Talkers<\/p>\n\n\n

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You\u2019ve Got V-Mail! The Role of Letters and Communication in World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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Writing Across Normandy: Operation Cobra and the Media<\/p>\n\n\n

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Words of War<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Song of War: Poetry from the Pacific Theater<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cWhat Do You See?\u201d: Using Photographs to Learn about World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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Memorializing the War<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Analyzing How Sacrifice is Memorialized<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cemeteries and Communities: Identifying Local Perspectives during the Construction of an Overseas Military Cemetery<\/p>\n\n\n

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Decisions in Postwar America: Remembrance of our Nation\u2019s Fallen Heroes<\/p>\n\n\n

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War and Remembrance: An Examination of Cemeteries and Collective Memory<\/p>\n\n\n

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Comparing Cemeteries: How Nations Remember their Fallen Service Members After World War II<\/p>\n\n\n

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Who\u2019s Who and Why?: Examining the Sculptures at Lorraine American Cemetery<\/p>\n\n\n

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