1. Timeline: there are lots of events that occurred through out the course of World War II, and it can often be difficult to keep track of what happened when. This useful timeline will help you keep track of important historical events as well as where in history the activities of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Navajo Code Talkers fit in.
2. Attack on Pearl Harbor: about the Japanese’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Explore primary source film about from the attack on Pearl Harbor, view videos of the mobilization of American soldiers, and listen to the President Roosevelt’s speech declaring war on Japan and view dozens of photographs of Pearl Harbor.
3. Tuskegee Airmen Museum: learn about the Tuskegee Airmen. Explore this website and learn who these men were, why they joined the war effort and how they were treated when the war ended. Additionally, you can us this website to access images of these men as well as to keep yourself informed about museum events and exhibits.
4. Tuskegee Airmen During the War: learn about what the Tuskegee Airmen accomplished during World War II. In this website you'll learn about the training these men received, the support crews, their combat missions as well as their war records and accomplishments.
5. 442nd Regiment Historical Society: learn about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. In this website you will learn who the men of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team where. Additionally, you have access to their digital archives and will learn about their training, combat activity and battle honors.
6. Living History Project: watch an oral history interview with 442nd Regimental Combat Team member, Arthur Iwasaki. Learn about how he got drafted to enter the military and what he experienced during World War II.
7. Navajo Nation: learn about the Navajo Code Talkers that served in the United States military during World War II. In this website you will be able to learn the history of the Navajo people, how the Navajo Code Talkers came about as well as fun facts about the Navajo nation.
8. Interview with Keith M. Little: learn about Keith M. Little's experience as a Navajo Code Talker. Learn about Little's decision to enlist after the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as the work he did while serving in Iwo Jima, Roi Namur and Saipan.
9. Japanese Interment: learn about the Japanese interment camps that we created in the United States shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Here you can view a plethora of primary sources such as the “Transcript of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin Roosevelt” and the “Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast” (1942)
10. Dropping of the Atomic Bomb: learn about the United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Here you can explore primary sources such a photographs and oral histories. Additionally, you will be able to read various articles regarding the atomic bomb such as “Hiroshima: Was it necessary? The atomic bombing of Japan” and “Remembering Nagasaki.”
2. Attack on Pearl Harbor: about the Japanese’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Explore primary source film about from the attack on Pearl Harbor, view videos of the mobilization of American soldiers, and listen to the President Roosevelt’s speech declaring war on Japan and view dozens of photographs of Pearl Harbor.
3. Tuskegee Airmen Museum: learn about the Tuskegee Airmen. Explore this website and learn who these men were, why they joined the war effort and how they were treated when the war ended. Additionally, you can us this website to access images of these men as well as to keep yourself informed about museum events and exhibits.
4. Tuskegee Airmen During the War: learn about what the Tuskegee Airmen accomplished during World War II. In this website you'll learn about the training these men received, the support crews, their combat missions as well as their war records and accomplishments.
5. 442nd Regiment Historical Society: learn about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. In this website you will learn who the men of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team where. Additionally, you have access to their digital archives and will learn about their training, combat activity and battle honors.
6. Living History Project: watch an oral history interview with 442nd Regimental Combat Team member, Arthur Iwasaki. Learn about how he got drafted to enter the military and what he experienced during World War II.
7. Navajo Nation: learn about the Navajo Code Talkers that served in the United States military during World War II. In this website you will be able to learn the history of the Navajo people, how the Navajo Code Talkers came about as well as fun facts about the Navajo nation.
8. Interview with Keith M. Little: learn about Keith M. Little's experience as a Navajo Code Talker. Learn about Little's decision to enlist after the attack on Pearl Harbor as well as the work he did while serving in Iwo Jima, Roi Namur and Saipan.
9. Japanese Interment: learn about the Japanese interment camps that we created in the United States shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Here you can view a plethora of primary sources such as the “Transcript of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin Roosevelt” and the “Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast” (1942)
10. Dropping of the Atomic Bomb: learn about the United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Here you can explore primary sources such a photographs and oral histories. Additionally, you will be able to read various articles regarding the atomic bomb such as “Hiroshima: Was it necessary? The atomic bombing of Japan” and “Remembering Nagasaki.”