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World War I

BBC News - Q&A: Armenian genocide dispute
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6045182.stm
A brief outline of the Armenian Genocide and the controversy surrounding its designation as a genocide.

First World War Poetry Digital Archive
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive is an online repository of over 7000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research.

World War II

The History Place - World War II in Europe Timeline
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
Timeline with Photos and Text as well as some audio clips.

BBC - History: World War Two
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/
The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history.

Holocaust

Holocaust Encyclopedia
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/
An online resource provided by the UNited States Holocaust Museum and its partners. Searchable articles. Available in French, Spanish, Italian, and other languages.

 
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Propaganda Exhibit
http://www.ushmm.org/propaganda/
Website companion to the 2009 exhibition "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda," which "reveals how the Nazi Party used modern techniques as well as new technologies and carefully crafted messages to sway millions with its vision for a new Germany."


Historical Virtual Exhibits


Virtual Museum of New France
Canadian Museum of Civilizations
http://www.civilization.ca/virtual-museum-of-new-france/introduction/
First, to extend the scope of the exhibition to encompass all of New France, from Acadia through Canada and the Pays d’en haut of the Great Lakes, to Louisiana. Second, to present a wide range of facets of the French colonial experience. We established five main themes for the exhibition: colonies and empires, population, everyday life, economic activities and heritage.

Virtual Exhibition: Making Medicine- The History of Health Care in Canada  1914-2007
Canadian Museum of Civilizations
http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/medicare/medic00e.shtml
Explore the history, people, politics and programs that have contributed to making medicare a distinctive thread in the web of social progress in Canada.

Virtual Exhibition: Canada’s Naval History
Canadian War Museum
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/navy/home-e.aspx
Learn more about Canada's naval history since 1910 through hundreds of objects and images drawn from the collections of the Canadian War Museum and its partners. Most are available on-line here for the first time, and each provides a unique glimpse into the past.

Virtual Exhibition: Canada and the First World War
Canadian War Museum
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/guerre/home-e.aspx

Virtual Exhibition: Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War
Canadian War Museum
http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/intro_e.shtml
This collection of more than 144,000 newspaper articles, manually clipped, stamped with the date, and arranged by subject, includes news stories and editorials from newspapers, mostly Canadian, documenting every aspect of the war.
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