Resource Guides: GEN: Great History Websites: World War I & II

World War I

Holocaust Documents
A good number of documents related to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, intended as a teacher's guide to using primary sources in the classroom.
Holocaust Resource Center
Extensive collection of primary sources, including photographs; diaries and letters; documents; testimonies; maps; and images of artifacts and artwork. Part of the larger Yad Vashem website.
Digital Public Library - primary sources sets
Includes a wide range of topics in US and world history with text, images, audio and video sources
After the Day of Infamy
Man-on-the-street" reactions of ordinary Americans to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States.
The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II*
Comprehensive collection of declassified U.S. government documents on the atomic bomb and the end of the war in the Pacific.
Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
This collection focuses on The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb. It includes documents totaling almost 600 pages, covering the years 1945-1964."
World War II Poster Collection
Collection of over 300 posters issued by U.S. Federal agencies from the onset of war through 1945.
World War II Primary Source Document Collection*
Collection of documents, speeches, photographs and other primary source material.
Berlin Airlift