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Curated List of Sources about Miracle of Hickory, NC

"The 1940s: The Miracle of Hickory | Our State." Our State, 25 June 2018, www.ourstate.com/the-miracle-of-hickory/. Accessed 19 Jan. 2024. ‌

Sink, Alice E. "A Miracle at Hickory." Jack & Jill, vol. 63, no. 4, June 2001, p. 27. Research in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A75373077/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=MSIC&xid=e1c3cd83. Accessed 19 Mar. 2019.

Zuber, Richard L. "'Miracle of Hickory'." Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press, 2006. NCPedia, www.ncpedia.org/history/miracle-of-hickory. Accessed 19 Mar. 2019.


Curated Source List about Daily Life in US in WWII, Rationing, and Victory Gardens

Benson, Sonia, et al. "Rationing." UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History, vol. 7, UXL, 2009, p. 1294. Gale in Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3048900508/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=e2e2998b. Accessed 16 Jan. 2024.

"Gardening for the Common Good." Smithsonian Institution, 2018, library.si.edu/exhibition/cultivating-americas-gardens/gardening-for-the-common-good. Accessed 19 Jan. 2024. ‌

“Rationing.” Ncpedia.org, 2025, www.ncpedia.org/anchor/rationing. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

"Victory Gardens." Ncpedia.org, 2024, www.ncpedia.org/anchor/victory-gardens. Accessed 19 Jan. 2024. ‌

"Victory Gardens on the World War II Home Front (U.S. National Park Service)." Nps.gov, 2022, https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/victory-gardens-on-the-world-war-ii-home-front.htm. Accessed 19 Jan. 2024. ‌

Curated List of Sources about Polio and Iron Lungs

"The Iron Lung | Science Museum." Science Museum, 2018, www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/ objects-andstories/medicine/iron-lung. Accessed 24 Jan. 2024. ‌

"Polio." Sick!, UXL, 2000. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CV2643900099/MSICu=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=fddaa6cc. Accessed 8 Jan. 2024.

Schuelein, Marianne. "Poliomyelitis." World Book Advanced, World Book, 2019, www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar437100. Accessed 19 Mar. 2019

“Polio - Symptoms and Causes.” Mayo Clinic, 2024, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polio/symptoms-causes/syc-20376512. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

Curated List of Sources about Daily Life of WWII Soldier

"Fighting the War." Ncpedia.org, 2024, www.ncpedia.org/anchor/fighting-war. Accessed 19 Jan. 2024. ‌


Curated List of Sources about Codebreaking

"Cryptography in World War II." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2022. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/BUKWMO769603029/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=8a4c6595. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.


Curated List of Sources about Fashion in the 1940s

"Fashion in the 1940s: Overview." DISCovering U.S. History, Gale, 2003. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ2104240189/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=fdb5e34f. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.


Curated List of Sources about Women in WWII

"Women During World War II." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2016. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/INAXMK428972661/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=069187d3. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

"Women During World War II." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2016. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/INAXMK428972661/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=069187d3. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.


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Curated List of Sources about WWII Battles

Pearl Harbor

"Pearl Harbor Attack." Gale Middle School Online Collection, Gale, 2021. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/ZDEOAH686306771/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=60be6bcc. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

Benson, Sonia, et al. "Pearl Harbor Attack." UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History, vol. 6, UXL, 2009, pp. 1205-1207. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3048900472/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=6638f112. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.


Iwo Jima

"Iwo Jima." NCpedia.org, 2024, Accessed on February 3rd, 2025. https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/iwo-jima.

"Battle of Iwo Jima." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War, Gale, 2009. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3048500187/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=4313c27e. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.


Battle of Normandy also called "D-Day"

"Battle of Normandy." Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War, Gale, 2009. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3048500179/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=793f6fdc. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

"D-Day." NCpedia. Accessed on February 3rd, 2025. https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/d-day.


Battle of the Atlantic, including submarines

"Atlantic, Battle of the." World Book Student, World Book, 2025,

www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar753710. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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