The following resources should be helpful to groups as they create their broadcasts.

Soldiers

Dear Home – Letters From WWII - The History Channel has produced this site as on on-line exhibit. Student can check out the "Letters" link to see actual notes home from American soldiers. A discussion about preservation of letters is also provided.

Guts and Glory - This PBS site is a companion to the two documentary films about D-day and the Battle of the Bulge. The site includes a transcript of the shows, first-hand accounts, and a bibliography with additional links.

Government

Mobilization on the Homefront - This resource from the University of California at San Diego contains brief information on many of the government agencies during the war, including images and posters detailing the functions of each.(The home site, World War II Timeline, also provides a detailed, layered timeline of the war enhanced by rich links to visuals and external sites.)

The Columbia Encyclopedia Online from Bartlebys has some general information on the Office of Price Administration, the Office of War Information, and the War Production Board.

Consumers

One of the best methods of learning about consumers on the home front is through the examination of propaganda posters. The National Museum of American History has Produce for Victory online, giving an overview of the purpose and impact of the posters. The National Archives has an on-line exhibit called Powers of Persuasion that discusses the techniques used on the posters. For a complete gallery of the propaganda posters, check out Northwestern University's World War II Poster Collection.

World War II - The Home Front - This ThinkQuest is an on-line museum dedicated to the home front during the war. Students can look at artifacts influencing consumers, simulate the lives of families, and view a timeline of the war.

Japanese Americans

World War II—Japanese American Internment - TrackStar has multiple study tracks concerning Japanese American internment during the war. Check out The Implementation and Consequences of the Japanese Internment Camps, Japanese-American Internment During WWII, and The Japanese-American Internment Experience for information and activities.

Japanese Internment Camp - This private site contains a wealth of information regarding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Students can read the memories of people who lived in the camps, examine the text of an internment poster or data concerning the camps, and view pictures from the on-line gallery.

Children of the Camps - Children comprised half of the Japanese Americans interred in camps during World War II. This PBS site provides an overview of the documentary of the same name, including historical documents, a timeline, lists of interment camps, and related web links.

Mexican Americans

Five Views: A History of Mexican Americans in California - This is one page of a larger site devoted to Mexican American history in California. The text-based page discusses the impact of World War II on Mexican Americans, both abroad and on the home front.

U.S. Latino and Latina World War II Oral History Project- This site from the University of Texas Libraries, University of Texas at Austin, is dedicated to publicizing the stories of Hispanic men and women during the World War II era. Students will find a wealth of primary-source narratives organized by name, wartime locale, place of birth, service branch, and other topics.

African Americans

The History Place and the National Archives both provide images of notable and rank-and-file African Americans in many of the theaters of World War II.

No African American soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. This disparity was addressed in 1997 when President Bill Clinton, with the support of Congress, awarded the Medal to seven distinguished African American World War II veterans. The citations of their heroism can be read at a page provided by the U.S. Army Center of Military History.

World War II, Segregation Abroad and at Home - This site from the Library of Congress is part of the African American Journey. It briefly discusses a few topics detailing the challenges African Americans faced in and out of the armed forces during the war.

Women

What Did You Do in the War, Grandma? - An oral history project from an honors English class in Rhode Island, this site details the important contributions women made to the war effort.

The Women's Army Corps - The Center for Military History provides this text-based site. The WAACs are the central subject, and the text discusses the recruitment, training, and service of women in World War II.

Fly Girls - The companion site to the American Experience documentary, this site focuses on the WASPs and the B-29 in World War II. The site includes transcripts of the show, primary source material, images, a timeline, and interviews with people featured in the film.

Rosie the Riveter - This is the official site for the upcoming Rosie the Riveter Memorial Park in Richmond, Virginia. The site contains some "wartime memories" as well as links to other sites about women working during the war.

American Jews

Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America - Florida Atlantic University hosts this site dedicated to Jewish heroes and heroines of the past 60 years, including World War II. Subtopics cover the general impact of Jews in the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as specific individuals from the war. Popular individuals from outside of the armed forces are also discussed.

America and the Holocaust - This site examines America's response to the Holocaust during World War II. A companion to a PBS documentary, the site contains a timeline covering Americas reaction to the tragedy in Europe, as well as interviews and letters from Kurt Klein, a Jew in the United States whose parents were deported to Auschwitz.