World War II — Student Collection

Examine wartime choices through letters about scientific discovery, alliances, service, discrimination and responsibility, and compare public encouragement with private doubt.

Sold as a class set for 20 or 30 students. Every student receives their own copy of all ten documents. Teaching more than one class? Add a set for each class.

For each document, the student set includes the reproduction, a readable typed transcript, historical context and a student worksheet. Suggested lesson plans and answer keys are supplied digitally for the teacher.

This is a one-time purchase for the complete collection. Shipping is free. Any applicable tax is added at checkout.

Documents included

1. Albert Einstein to Franklin D. Roosevelt — 2 August 1939
2. Winston Churchill to Franklin D. Roosevelt — 15 May 1940
3. Franklin D. Roosevelt to Kenesaw Mountain Landis — 15 January 1942
4. Clayton B. Vogel to the Commandant of the US Marine Corps — 6 March 1942
5. Elmer Davis to Franklin D. Roosevelt — 2 October 1942
6. Stephen Wise to Franklin D. Roosevelt — 2 December 1942
7. Willa Brown to Truman Gibson — 24 February 1943
8. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s D-Day message to Allied forces — June 1944
9. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s In Case of Failure message — June 1944
10. Harry S. Truman to Richard Russell — 9 August 1945

Suggested for grades 6–12. Teacher guidance is appropriate for genocide, discrimination and civilian casualties.