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1. Shoah Foundation - Online Testimony Catalogue
   Seeks to “overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry – and the suffering they cause – through the educational use of the Foundation’s visual history testimonies.” Has “videotaped more than 50,000 testimonies, given in 32 languages by people living in 56
   03-03-2008 : history, holocaust, jewish studies, judaism, oral histories, world war ii (1939-1945)
2. Behind Libya's Green Door
   Article about a 2001 trip by an American to Libya. Includes a description of seeing the Leptis Magna Phoenician-Roman ruins, the Great Manmade River (GMR), and World War II cemeteries. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   02-09-2007 : americans in libya, cemeteries, great manmade river (gmr), green book. (qaddafi), leptis magna phoenician-roman ruins, libya, libya: description and travel, muammar qaddafi, world war ii (1939-1945)
3. 'No Job For a Woman': The Effects of War on Women's Lives during the 20th and 21st Centuries
   '... focuses on [British] women's experiences of war in the twentieth century,' covering topics pre-1914, during World War I and World War II, and post-1945. Includes images and activities related to themes such as 'A woman's place is in the home' and 'War babes: stereotypes, pin-ups and prejudice.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-12-2007 : 'a woman's place is in the home', british women's experiences (post-1945), conflict, england, great britain, great britain: history, military, stereotypes, united kingdom, war, women's studies, world war i (1914-1918), world war ii (1939-1945)
4. WWW Virtual Library: History
   High quality directory maintained by an expert in the field. Covers archaeology and prehistory, Armenian history, art history, Belarusian history, cartography history, Chinese and Japanese art history, cold war history, early modern history, economic and business history, Egyptology, and much more.
   01-10-2007 : archaeology and prehistory, armenian history, art history, belarusian history, cartography history, chinese and japanese art history, cold war history, early modern history, economic and business history, egyptology, french history, germany: third reich, historical auxiliary sciences, history, history journals guide, history of medicine, history of slavery, labor labour history, law, women, world war ii (1939-1945)
5. Poland at War
   'Photographs of Nazi occupied Poland taken between 1939-1945.' These photos were not taken by professionals. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   12-07-2006 : jews of poland, poland, warsaw, warsaw ghetto, warsaw uprising of 1944, world war ii (1939-1945)
6. The War Relocation Centers of World War II: When Fear Was Stronger than Justice
   A lesson plan designed to study the U.S. government's confinement of people of Japanese ancestry to relocation centers during World War II. Has maps, readings, photographs and layouts of the camps, and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   12-02-2006 : arkansas relocation centers, california, historic sites, history, internment camps, japanese americans, lesson plans, manzanar war relocation center, rowher, u.s. government's, world war ii (1939-1945)
7. National Debt Graph
   Graph of the gross national debt as a percent of the nation's annual income for 1950 through the most recent federal budget projections. 'The data plotted here were taken directly from the White House web site and plotted without modification.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-10-2006 : budget: united states, debts, federal (u.s.) government, public debt, public: united states, world war ii (1939-1945)
8. Selling Democracy: Films of the Marshall Plan, 1948-1953
   Companion to a 2005-2006 national retrospective tour of this 'cache of 'lost films'' that had been used to promote the Marshall Plan (the post-World War II 'European Recovery Program'). Has an overview of the Marshall Plan, brief biographies of the producers, a list of films with synopses, and a poster archive. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-10-2006 : berlin, europe, film: genres, foreign relations, george marshall, german historical museum, goethe-institut, international film festival, international governments, marshall plan, motion pictures, politics, postwar reconstruction: europe, wars and conflicts, world war ii (1939-1945)
9. Rebels: Painters and Poets of the 1950s
   Explores the innovative works of American painters and poets following the end of World War II. Has essays about each group, with discussions about painters and poets from 'four overlapping constellations: the Beat Generation, the San Francisco Renaissance, the Black Mountain poets, and the New York School poets.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   11-10-2006 : 1950s, 20th century, abstract expressionism, american, american poetry: 20th century, american: 20th century, art, arts: united states, beat generation, jackson pollock, mark rothko, painters, painting, paintings, poetry, schools of art, willem de kooning, world war ii (1939-1945)
10. Academic Info: Digital Libraries
    Many digital libraries, with descriptions, are listed.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : africa, african american history, agriculture, american literature, american studies, american women's history, ancient egypt, ancient near east - mesopotamia, ancient [western] history, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, arts. art history, astronomy, atmospheric sciences, australian aboriginal studies, australian studies, biblical studies, biochemistry, biodiversity, biology, biotechnology, bisexual studies, botany, british history, british studies, buddhism studies, canadian history, canadian studies, central america, chemical engineering, chemistry, china studies, christian studies, civil engineering, classical studies, cold war, communication studies, comparative literature, computer science, criminal justice, distance learning, drama, early america, economics, education, electrical engineering, electronic libraries and digital archives, engineering, english literature, environmental history, environmental studies, european history, film studies, gay studies, genetics, geography, geology and geoscience, german history, gnosticism, government documents, health, hinduism, history, history of india, human rights, india studies, indian history, internet studies, irish history, islam, japan studies, jewish studies, journalism, judaism, latin america, law, lesbian studies, libraries, library and information science, linguistics, maps, mathematics, mechanical engineering, medicine, medieval studies, mental health, meteorology, mexico studies, middle ages, middle eastern studies, modern america, museum studies, music history and studies, muslims, native american studies, new republic, nutrition, oceanography, philosophy, physics, poetry, political science, religious studies, renaissance, russian history, russian literature, russian studies, science, sociology, south america, statistics, technology, transgender studies, united states history, water resources, women's studies, world war i (1914-1918), world war ii (1939-1945), zoology
11. Pear Garden in the West: Chinese Theater 1852-2003
    Online companion to an exhibit about Chinese theater in the United States, which was primarily based in San Francisco, where a Chinese juggling act and a Chinese opera were performed in 1852. Includes dozens of images on topics such as Chinese opera roles, the Jazz Age in Chinatown, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : california regions, california: arts, california: history, chinese american theater, chinese americans, chinese drama, humanities, operas: chinese, san francisco bay area and environs: oakland, san jose, theater, theater:united states history. world war ii, world war ii (1939-1945)
12. Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State
    'A chronological exploration of the largest mass murder site in history.' An excellent overview of concentration camps in general and Auschwitz in particular. Has testimony of victims and perpetrators, interactive maps, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : auschwitz (concentration camp), concentration camps, interactive maps, mass murder sites in history, testimony of victims and perpetrators, world war ii (1939-1945)
13. Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese American Internment at Manzanar
    the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : adams: ansel (1902-), internment camps, japanese americans, manzanar war relocation center, world war ii (1939-1945)
14. Breaking German Wehrmacht Ciphers
    Describes ongoing efforts to decode ciphers used by the Germans during World War II. Includes reports on its own decoding of messages created with a '3-wheel German Army Enigma machine' as well as provides links to other decoding projects.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : conflicts, cryptography, military: cryptography, nazi cryptology, wars, world war ii (1939-1945), world war ii (1939-1945): cryptography
15. Women of Ravensbruck: Portraits of Courage
    Examines the history and background of the Ravensbruck camp, a World War II concentration camp for women. It features stories from several inmates, images of the camp and of prisoner art, and essays on topics such as children, medical experiments, spiritu
    11-09-2006 : holocaust--jewish (1939-1945), ravensbruck (concentration camp), women prisoners, world war ii (1939-1945)
16. Women and the Holocaust: A Holocaust Education Resource for Teachers
    Curriculum resources on topics related to women and the Holocaust, such as women's survival in concentration camps, women artists in the Warsaw Ghetto, and resistance activities of women in camps. Resources are for middle and high school classrooms, covering history, social studies, literature, and art history subjects.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : holocaust: jewish (1939-1945), jewish women, women and war, world war ii (1939-1945)
17. A Look Back at Nuremberg
    A history of the Nuremberg Trials, which began in October, 1945. 24 Nazis and 6 Nazi organizations were tried for 'the systematic murder of millions of people' and other war crimes. Has an introduction to the indictments and defendants, the creation of the tribunal, and selected transcripts from the trials. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : conflicts, german war crimes, holocaust: jewish (1939-1945), international military tribunal, nuremberg war crime trials (germany: 1946-1949), war crimes, wars, world war ii (1939-1945)
18. Seize the Daylight: Who Knew? A Brief History of Daylight Saving Time
    Features a brief overview of the history of DST (including the contributions of Benjamin Franklin, World Wars I and II, and the 1973 oil embargo), and current observance of DST in the U.S., the U.K., and beyond. The 'About the Book' section offers fun facts about DST.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : daylight saving: history, daylight savings time, energy policy act of 2005, science, summer time, time, time: systems and standards, world war ii (1939-1945)
19. Spartacus Educational
    Search or browse an online encyclopedia primarily covering the history of England and the United States. Also includes information about Russia, Germany, and France; timelines for World Wars I and II and the Spanish Civil War; and the weekly 'Teaching History Online' newsletter.
    11-09-2006 : education, encyclopedia, england, france, germany, great britain, history, russia, spanish civil war, timeline, united kingdom, united states, world war i (1914-1918), world war ii (1939-1945)
20. Illingworth Cartoons in the National Library
    Over 4,500 cartoons by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902-1979), a Welsh political cartoonist who worked mainly in the 1930s to the 1960s. Search or browse by time period or by topic. In English and Welsh.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : cartoonists, editorial cartoons, everyday life, illingwth: leslie gilbert (1902-1979), nuclear weapons, people, political cartoons, space race, welsh events, welsh political cartoonist, world war ii (1939-1945)

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