Online Archive for WWII

Here is a cool new online archive of 20th-century resources surrounding Winston Churchill.

The archive includes primary sources such as images, cartoons, and documents.

One of the most interesting parts of the archives is the investigations of significant issues designed for high school students.

Find out what went wrong at Gallipoli or if Britain could have done more for the Jews during WWII. The website gives you an overview of each issue along with a chart of primary sources to help students come to a conclusion.

The database is divided into four themes:

Key developments in world history

Key development in modern British empire history

Anglo-American relations in the 20th century

Churchill: Discussion, debate, and controversy

I might assign different key questions about World War II to students and have them create a short presentation. Some of the key questions and topics connect to the AP World curriculum. For example, questions about Yalta, the Jews, and Pearl Harbor, and Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech all connect to 7.7 and 8.2. Each topic has background information, sources for student research.