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      Module 1: Failure of Normalcy: The World After WWI
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      Module 1: War in Mid-Century

      General

      Modern World History: Great matirial on Fascism in Italy, the Rise of Hitler, and Nazi Germany.
      http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-eve-fas-e.htm
      http://www.thecorner.org/hist/total/f-italy.htm

      The League of Nations
      (Keywords: League, Nations, Abyssinia, Manchuria, Nanking)

      Introduction: Good introductory sites on the League can be found at:
      http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWleague.htm
      http://worldatwar.net/timeline/other/league18-46.html

      Appeal to the League of Nations: For the text of Emperor Haile Selassie's appeal to the League of Nations to save his country from the Italian invastion go to:
      http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/selassie.htm
      http://www.nazret.com/history/him_geneva.php

      Abyssinian Crisis: A good general site on the Abyssinian crisis is:
      http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3686/is_199408/ai_n8716608

      Japan (The Invasion of Manchuria, The Invasion of China): Good sites on the invasion of Manchuria, the first serious threat to the League of Nations, are found at:
      http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/manchuria.htm
      http://timelines.ws/countries/MANCHURIA.HTML
      http://www.johndclare.net/league_of_nations6.htm

      There are good biographies of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen at:
      http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/new_e/suen.htm
      http://www.taiwan.com.au/Polieco/Symbols/report06.html

      For a detailed account of the Rape of Nanking (including the background of the massacre) go to:
      http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/nanking.htm
      http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/223038.stm

       

      Germany
      (Keywords: Rearmament, Reoccupation, Rhineland, Annexation, Austria, Czechoslovakian Crisis, the Polish Crisis, Nazi-Soviet Pact)

      The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936: This informative site consists of an online version of an exhibition. It includes many photographs.
      http://www.ushmm.org/olympics

      The Rhineland, 1936: A good site on the occupation of the Rhineland can be found at:
      http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Rhineland_1936.htm

      The Sudentenland and the Munich Agreement: Sites dealing with the Sudentenland can be found at:
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/britain/cen_munich.shtml
      http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWmunich.htm

      Anschluss: Sites dealing with the Anschluss with Austria is found at:
      http://www.otr.com/austria.html
      http://www.bartleby.com/65/an/Anschlus.html
      http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/triumph/tr-austria.htm

       

      The Spanish Civil War
      (Keyword: Spanish Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion)

      About the Spanish Civil War: This site consists of many first-hand accounts of the war:
      http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/scw/scw.htm

      Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA): This is the site of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA,) a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and dissemination of the history of the North American role in the Spanish Civil Was (1936-1939) and it's aftermath.
      http://alba-valb.org/

      Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion: For more information of the Canadian contingetn of the International Brigade and the Mackenzie-Papineu Battalion check out:
      http://www.workingtv.com/focus/macpaps.html

       

      World War II
      (World War Two, WWII, Pearl Harbour, Midway, Barbarossa, Russia, Berlin)

      Pearl Harbour: These are a complete sites, covering everything from the Arizona Memoral to the Japanese battle orders.
      http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/
      http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm
      http://pearlharborattacked.com/

      Battle of Midway: For a good sites on this crucial battle, check:
      http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/midway.htm
      http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/battle_midway_01.shtml

      D-Day: This site gives a balanced account. (Many American sites seem built by people unaware that British and Canadian troops took part in the D-Day landings.)
      http://www.dday.co.uk

      Operation Barbarosa:
      http://www.things.org/music/al_stewart/history/moscow.html

      Russia's Drive to Berlin:
      http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/barbarossa.htm
      http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/articles/barbarossa.aspx

       

      Potsdam Conference
      (Keywords: Potsdam Conference, Truman, July 16, 1945, Stalin, Churchill, Atlee)

      Harry Truman and the Potsdam Conference: A very pro-American site, but with some good information.
      http://trumanlibrary.org/teacher/potsdam.htm

      Online Encyclopaedia: The following site gives a more balanced account.
      http://www.encyclopedia.com/articlesnew/10448.html

       

      Nuremberg Trials
      (Keywords: Nuremberg, War Crimes Tribunal, Germany)

      War Crimes Tribunal: These sites give an in-depth analysis of the Nuremberg Trials.
      http://www4.justiz.bayern.de/olgn/imt/imte.htm
      http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWnuremberg.htm
      http://www.courttv.com/archive/casefiles/nuremberg/

       

      Holocaust
      (Keywords: Holocaust, Jewish, concentration camp, Auschwitz, Poland, Germany)

      The Open School Holocaust Theme Page: This page has links to many Holocaust pages.
      http://www.cln.org/themes/holocaust.html

       

      If for some reason the above links don't work, please use the keywords provided to do your own internet search.

       

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