Passing of a generation

In memory of the deaths of the last of the British Tommies to have fought in WWI the Ministry of Defence has launched a new website with resources and lesson plans, www.passingofthegeneration.org.uk

Best History Sites – The depression

Page of links from the Best History sites website.

History/Art/English Great Depression

A good site for cross-curricular work between English, History and Art, produced by the University of Illinois.

Great Depression links

A great starter site for work on the Great Depression with a wide variety of links and activity suggestions.

The Great Depression

Solid blog based resource on the Great Depression.

Historic tale construction kit

A brilliant flash tool which allows students to create panels from the Bayeux Tapestry using simple drag and drop devices and then email it to friends. Ideal for homework on the Normans or any medieval topic.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Extensive sight on the Holocaust with teacher and student resources. Also includes first person survivor stories as podcasts.

Nazi and East German propaganda

Extensive resources on German propaganda pre and post WWII produced and hosted by Calvin College.

Soviet Culture and Society

Pages from the marxists.org website including .mp3 files of Soviet music and numerous full texts by Russian Historians and contemporary observers.

Russia Archive at the Library of Congress

Extensive primary source material on Soviet Russia held by the US Library of Congress.