The U.S. victory over the Japanese Navy at Midway succeeded in stopping the Axis advance in the Pacific, and by early 1943 the Marines had driven the Japanese from Guadalcanal. This lesson will guide students through the military campaigns of the Pacific theater, tracing the path of the Allied offensives.

Original footage [20:51] published in 1944 on the surrender of the Italian navy to the Allies. Gen. Mark Clark and the U.S. 5th Army land at Salerno behind an intense naval bombardment.

Explore Janusz Skulski's drawings of the battleship Yamato, and discover what made the ship both seemingly unsinkable and highly vulnerable to attack.

This resource provides data about the physical destruction of Nagasaki, the medical aspect, and survivor stories.

Internet Archive history video [1:14:41] produced by the Department of Army ca. 1945 on Nuremburg, prosecution and the devestation of WWII.

Captivating video program detailing the experiences of soldiers who participated in the Normandy invasion in 1944. Streaming video and transcripts available.

Online home of the PBS documentary "The Perilous Fight" provides access to an eclectic array of color photographs and films of World War II at home and abroad. Overviews, contextual clues, maps, letters, and similar resources can be found to complement the visuals, which include scenes of battlefields, the war's psychological toll, the home front, and the roles of women and minorities.

Original film [28:34] documents events of Allied intervention to save Paris from destruction by Occupation forces of the Nazi Regime.

Provides the text of the protocol concluded by Italy, Germany, and Japan at Rome on November 6, 1937.

The 1930s saw a steadily increasing campaign of Japanese aggression in China, beginning with the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 and culminating in the outbreak of full-scale war between the two powers in 1937. Each instance of aggression resulted in denunciations from the United States, but the administrations of the time understood that there was no will on the part of the American public to fight a war in East Asia.

A large collection of written accounts of World War II from a variety of first-hand sources. Includes material from both British and American participants.

This online version of a book on the US war against Japan is very extensive and filled with useful information.

U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.Senior Contributing AuthorsP. Scott Corbett, Ventura CollegeVolker Janssen, California State University, FullertonJohn M. Lund, Keene State CollegeTodd Pfannestiel, Clarion UniversityPaul Vickery, Oral Roberts UniversitySylvie Waskiewicz

In this second video giving an overview of World War II, we see Germany and the Axis powers only continue to gain momentum in 1940. [6:13]

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In 1941, the Axis gains further momentum with control of most of Continential Europe. Hitler decides to break pact and invade Stalin's Soviet Union. United States enters World War II after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. [12:11]

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In 1942 we see the Axis get pushed back in North Africa and get bogged down in the Soviet Union. The tide of war turns in favor of the Allies. [5:11]

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In 1943, the tide really turns in favor of the Allies in World War II. They are able to push the Axis out of N.Africa and force a surrender from Italy (along with Mussolini being deposed). The Soviets are able to start pushing the Axis out of the Soviet Union. [4:55]

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An overview of the run up to and very beginnings of World War II. [7:54]

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