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WARS
Revolutionary
War: A Journey Towards Freedom
This site has profiles of important people of the time, essays about
each of the battles, a tour of Valley Forge and Washington's Crossing.
Check out Infopedia link for information on battles, historic figures
and documents. Includes a history of the American flag and a recipes
from that time. Fun interactive games include a timed quiz that helps
Paul Revere get to Lexington and Concord and a memory game to match
questions with answers
Valley
Oak Elementary's Room 9 Presents The Timeline of the Revolution
Follow a clickable timeline of the American Revolution to learn about
the events leading up to, during and ending the revolution.
The
American Civil War
Learn about the surrender At Appomattox, the battle at Antietam and
Gettysburg, and the death of Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.
A
Nation Divided
View the timeline of Civil War events or click to specific battle links
and other historic events such as "Lincoln Shot."
The
Great War
An historical survey of World War I provided by PBS.
A
People at War
From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site "highlights
the contributions of the thousands of Americans, both military and civilian,
who served their country during World War II," including sections
on women who served, the war in the Pacific, the war in Europe, and
science's role in military arms power.
Civil
War
Timelines, music, battles and battlefields, and more information about
the Civil War.
The Road to War
This BBC Education site simply presents how World War II became a world
war, who the key players were and why.
Battlefield:
Vietnam
Discover what air and land tactics the government used in the battlefields
in Vietnam.
The
History Place: The Vietnam War
This site from the History Place presents the complete history of the
Vietnam War, from the initial conflicts to the US' involvement, its
experiences there, and how peace came about.
Korea:
States of War
This site from PBS Online presents the Korean War through perspectvies
from both the north and the south, biographies of leaders involved,
historical documents, maps and more.
Fog
of War
PBS' Frontline explores the experiences, the history and the effects
of the Persian Gulf War, 1991.
United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Visit the museum, view photographs and images, and experience the internment
camps.
The
Holocaust: A Tragic Legacy
This ThinkQuest site presents the holocaust background, an interactive
timeline, concentration camp information and more.
Social
Studies For Kids-the US at War
Maps of the US at war throughout history and more.