Social Studies Resources

AMERICAN HISTORY

JAPANESE AMERICAN IN AN INTERNMENT CAMP

Names locations of camps and specific info on each. Map of U.S. lets you click to personal stories.
Shows Japanese Relocation Executive Order, instructions for relocation to all persons of Japanese ancestry, Japanese Declaration of War, Manzanar Internment Camp History.
Documents history by area, Manzanar, overview of other camps, photographs.
Journal entries on a major battle. Can be used as a primary source. (CRA items 1-6.)
Recollections of a young girls stay in Posten, Arizona
Collection of links.
Japanese Internment Camp Information abut location, starting date, population of Japanese/Americans in the camp, and dates when the camp closed..
PERSPECTIVES OF A WOMAN
Info on women working in a munitions factory (CRA items 2-5), example of letter that can be adapted to journal entry (CRA item 1 CRA)
Links useful for CRA items 3-6 (click link "What did you do in the war grandma?' for primary sources)
Links useful for CRA items 1-6.
Journal entries on a major battle. Can be used as a primary source. (CRA items 1-6.)
Accounts of women correspondents during WW!! (CRA items 2-6)
Info about the WAC's (CRA items 2,3,6)
Women In WWII

FARMER

http://farmstats.defra.gov.uk/history/WWII_stats.htm
Journal entries on a major battle. Can be used as a primary source. (CRA items 1-6.)

AFRICAN-AMERICAN

Journal entries on a major battle. Can be used as a primary source. (CRA items 1-6.)

ENRICHMENT SITES

Songs of WWII
Code Talkers
World War Websites
World Wars
Losses in WWII
CONSTITUTION
http://Thomas.loc.gov
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/search.html
http://www.mrsmith.com
http://clerkweb.house.gov
http://www.kslegislature.org/houseroster/index.html
ECONOMICS
http://www.see-search.com/business/Credit_Advice.htm
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/cc/20010223a.asp
http://www.get-creditcards.co.uk/xfiles/glossaryoz.htm
RESEARCH
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=341 (password: welcome)