| Wars are a major part of many grade level curriculum
requirements. They can be a great learning tool for students
in terms of cause and effect and have the capacity to teach
many other topics as well such as geography, civics, political
science, propaganda and language. Alan Haskvitz recommends using
primary resources and historical fiction to make these units
more telling.
Many resources and lessons are available in textbooks and
online, but frequently these are simply outlines or too esoteric
to motivate students. To that end, we've collected some of
the better links to war and peace resources around the world,
including the Holocaust.
General Sites
American
Military Casualties
Number killed in all American Wars
America's
Wars - A Complete History
Military
of the United States
Presidents
The history of America's Commander-in-Chief
Statistical
Summary - America's Major Wars
Number of killed and cost
USA
History - Wars
Voices
of the 20th Century
Listen to audio recordings of famous events
Wars
and World History
Wikipedia
List of Wars
The Wikipedia entry for all wars by location and time is a
great start to your search for resources.
Women
in Combat Bibliography
Extensive
World
History for Us All
All you need to teach world history, this is a marvelous site.
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Early Wars
Military
History of the Roman Empire
Mr.
Donn's Greek Wars
Mr.
Donn's Punic Wars
REC
Ancient Civilization -- Egyptian and Roman History
What
Would You Do in the Punic Wars?
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Early American Wars
Background
of the French and Indian War
Buffalo
Soldiers and Indian Wars
Case
Study - David McGee
A fascinating study of Civil War solider letters for middle
and high school, this is a great unit for sophisticated learners.
Civil
War -- Military
Civil
War Soldiers' Letters
Civil
War - Soviet Viewpoint
Great contrasting views
The
Civil War Unit Study
Economics
& Geography Lessons: Can't You Make Them Behave, King
George?
A good unit of study about the impact of taxes and the war
French
& Indian War Lesson Plans
Some are very simplistic, but they can be expanded easily.
Historical
Fiction - The Civil War
Listing of books
Historical
Fiction -- Revolutionary War
Indian
Wars
Useful site with explanation of people and events
Indians
Wars Time Table
Letters
about the Civil War
Literature
of the U.S. Civil War
Sophisticated, but it can easily be adapted to all levels.
National
Indian Wars Association
REC
Civil War
REC
Revolutionary Days
Revolutionary
Viewpoints
Variety of links and resources
Spanish
American War and Philippine American War
USA:
French and Indian Wars
Overview
War
Beyond Romance: The Red Badge of Courage and other Considerations
Sophisticated unit for middle, high school
War
of 1812 [PDF]
An elaborate elementary unit of study in PDF
War
of 1812 for Kids
Large link site for elementary and middle schoolers
War
of 1812-1814
Very complete guide
Washington
Monument Memorial Stones
A great way to add meaning to geography
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Wars of the 20th Century
Children's
Booklists: Historical Fiction
World Wars and beyond
D-Day
Letters from the Front
Great
Writings of the Great War
Free downloads of books about World War One
The Heritage
of the Great War
While you surf this site, list to music from World War One.
Also, check out posters from various countries.
The
History Guy: The War List
A huge list of all modern wars
Mr.
Donn's Wars Actions Conflicts
Large link site to American wars and actions
National
WWII Memorial
REC
World War II
Teaching
About the War
Ideas for teaching about modern wars
World
War I Internet Resources
World
War I Web Links
World
War II Internet Resources
World
War II Web Links
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Cold War
Cold
War and International Issues Internet Resources
The
Cold War Era Web Links
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Korean War
Ben's
Guide: The Korean War Veterans Memorial
Korean
War Internet Resources
REC
Korean War
REC
Korean War Lesson
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Vietnam War
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial
Vietnam
War Internet Resources
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Current Wars
Afghanistan,
Iraq and "War on Terrorism"
The
Third Persian Gulf War (IraqWar)
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POW/ MIA
All POW-MIA
POW/MIA updates and resources
Current
Statistics All Wars
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Peace links
Carnegie
Library Peace Organizations
Peace
Lessons from Around the World
Downloadable lessons about peace
Peace
Organizations
Teaching
Guide on the Justification of War
For high schoolers
REC
Peace
Resources
of Peace Groups & Organizations or Individuals
2005
Nobel Peace Prize Winners
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Memorial Day
Memorial
Day
Memorial
Day Shoebox Parade
Today
in History
Primary documents, songs and more
Ultimate
Memorial Day Link Site
The
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The
Virtual Wall
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Veterans Day
Celebrating
America's Freedoms
Origin of Veterans Day and symbols of patriotism -- good for
all levels
Sheryl's
Holiday Site: Veterans Day
Great link site about Veterans, including poems
The
Unknown Soldiers
Veterans
Day - Nov. 11
Resource and links
Veterans
History Project
Oral recollections from soldiers at the Library of Congress
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Holocaust sites
Simon
Wiesenthal Center
U.S. Holocaust
Museum
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