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What factors led to World War II?
www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact
Analysis of the German-Soviet Pact.

www.alphahistory.com/nazigermany
Select the ‘documents’ tab for a collection of primary documents on Nazi Germany.

www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo
Vast collection of articles about World War II from the excellent BBC history website.
Contains many links to other websites about the War.

www.iwm.org.uk/collections
The website of the Imperial War Museum in London contains a wealth of information
about World War II. There is a very detailed archive site with a variety of primary
documents dealing with different aspects of the war. If you are ever in London the
museum is well worth a visit!

www.axishistory.com
The site is a detailed history of the different Axis armies.

www.pbs.org/churchill
Site dedicated to Winston Churchill.

what happened during World war II?

www.achtungpanzer.com
A very famous site dedicated to German Armoured Fighting Vehicles of WWII.

www.bbc.co.uk/history/0/27800959
A BBC website set up to commemorate the D-Day landings.

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/battles
Account of the D-Day landings from the British National Archives. Contains a large
number of contemporary sources such as photographs.

Web references in this book are intended as a guide for teachers. At the time of going to press, all web
addresses were active and contained information relevant to the topics in this book. However, The Educational
Company of Ireland and the authors do not accept responsibility for the views or information contained in
these websites. Content and addresses may change beyond our control and pupils should be supervised when
investigating websites.

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what happened during World war II?
www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/auschwitz_map/index_embed.shtml
An interactive map of the concentration camp at Auschwitz.

www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections
Collection of approximately 50 documents provided by the Truman Library and Museum
that investigate ‘The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb’.

www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_5217.htm
A very student-friendly site about D-Day with a US slant.

www.sproe.com
This is an excellent site that could be used in conjunction with the film Saving Private
Ryan. Everything you wanted to know about D-Day – events, personalities, weapons, etc.
is included on this website. Click on the alphabet on the top of the page to see the entries
under each letter.

www.iwm.org.uk/learning/resources/second-world-war-posters
Use these sources to understand more about propaganda poster campaigns, and the
artists behind them, during World War II.

www.bombsight.org
An interactive map showing all the bombs dropped on London during the Blitz.

www.ww2sci-tech.org
A website on the science and technology of World War II.

Web references in this book are intended as a guide for teachers. At the time of going to press, all web
addresses were active and contained information relevant to the topics in this book. However, The Educational
Company of Ireland and the authors do not accept responsibility for the views or information contained in
these websites. Content and addresses may change beyond our control and pupils should be supervised when
investigating websites.
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What were the consequences of World war ii?
www.ushmm.org
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s site contains information about the
Holocaust.

https://www.ushmm.org/collections/the-museums-collections/about/film-and-
video-archive
This is a wonderful resource for the US Holocaust Memorial Museum called the ‘Steven
Spielberg Film and Video Archive’. Each topic contains a number of video entries that you
can watch. Each entry has notes explaining the historical background of the clip.

www.terrific-top10.com/2011/12/20/top-ten-countries-suffering-the-most-
casualties-in-world-war-ii/
A list of the countries that suffered the most casualties during World War II.

www.military.ie/info-centre/defence-forces-history/the-emergency-1939-1946/
Article on the Irish Defence Forces during World War II.

How did World War II affect Irish people?

www.juniorcerthistory.net/3rd-year/political-change-in-20th-century-ireland/
Website with a video on Irish neutrality during World War II.

www.secondworldwarni.org
World War II and Northern Ireland.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/1269206.stm
BBC news report about the Belfast Blitz to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the
bombings.

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