The resources below are listed according to the assignment for which they are most suited. If you and/or your group would like more information, feel free to search further online or in the media center, but remember to evaluate the source(s) for reliability and bias and write down the name of the text or website.
Required Reading:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005155 - Introductory article on WWII in the Pacific Theater.
Timeline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/pearl_harbour_01.shtml - BBC summary of Pearl Harbor.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/focus-on/pearl-harbor.html - Pearl Harbor information and newsreel video.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/ww2_summary_01.shtml - BBC timeline of WWII.
http://www.history.com/videos/battle-okinawa - Video of the Battle of Okinawa from The History Channel.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htm - Detailed timeline of battles, events, accords, etc. from Pearl Harbor to the creation of the UN.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/second_world_war_pacific - Detailed and informative map of Japan and the Pacific related the WWII, including battle sites, dates, a timeline, and a brief explanation of the 4 Phases of the War.
Point/ Counterpoint
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml- documents related to the Manhattan Project, the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and other related topics from Atomic Archive.
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Med/Med.html - Detailed timeline and description of the Manhattan Project (and its earlier incarnations), though very technically worded.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmanhattan.htm - Information, lots of links, and discussion forums related to the Manhattan Project, by Spartacus Educational, UK.
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/pre-cold-war/manhattan-project/ - resource with links to others that summarizes the Manhattan Project and the controversy surrounding it.
Required Reading:
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005155 - Introductory article on WWII in the Pacific Theater.
Timeline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/pearl_harbour_01.shtml - BBC summary of Pearl Harbor.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/see-hear/collections/focus-on/pearl-harbor.html - Pearl Harbor information and newsreel video.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/ww2_summary_01.shtml - BBC timeline of WWII.
http://www.history.com/videos/battle-okinawa - Video of the Battle of Okinawa from The History Channel.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/pacificwar/timeline.htm - Detailed timeline of battles, events, accords, etc. from Pearl Harbor to the creation of the UN.
http://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/content.cfm/second_world_war_pacific - Detailed and informative map of Japan and the Pacific related the WWII, including battle sites, dates, a timeline, and a brief explanation of the 4 Phases of the War.
Point/ Counterpoint
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/index.shtml- documents related to the Manhattan Project, the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and other related topics from Atomic Archive.
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Med/Med.html - Detailed timeline and description of the Manhattan Project (and its earlier incarnations), though very technically worded.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmanhattan.htm - Information, lots of links, and discussion forums related to the Manhattan Project, by Spartacus Educational, UK.
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/pre-cold-war/manhattan-project/ - resource with links to others that summarizes the Manhattan Project and the controversy surrounding it.