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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 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 Source List about Daily Life in US in WWII and Rationing

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.

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

Dorman, Gary Jay. "Rationing." World Book Student, 2025, www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar460220. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

"Clothing, 1930–45: Rationing Fashion in the United States." Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages, edited by Sara Pendergast, et al., 2nd ed., vol. 4: Modern World Part I: 1900 to 1945, UXL, 2013, pp. 779-808. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2760000126/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=611d8d86. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

Curated Source List about Victory Gardens

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

"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 Codebreaking in Europe

Barbier, Mary Kathryn. "Bletchley Park." World Book Student, 2025, www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar752053. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

"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.

"Ultra." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 30 Nov. 2021. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Ultra/339080. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

Images

"The Colossus machine, a British computer used during World War II." World Book Student, World Book, 2025. Online photo, www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/media/pc370981/type/photo. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

"An Enigma machine (shown on the left) during World War II." World Book Student, World Book, 2025. Online photo, www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/media/pc377248/type/photo. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

"Enigma Machine Used By The Nazis During WWII To Be Auctioned." UPI Photo Collection, 2019. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/ZZMBOH514621510/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=0b63ed5b. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

Curated List of Sources about Native American Code Talkers

"code talker." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 7 Jan. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/code-talker/624639. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

Jones, Catherine. "Code talkers." World Book Student, 2025, www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar726532. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

"Navajo Code Talkers." Gale Middle School Online Collection, Gale, 2022. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/BDNUNE950910252/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=f2dc319b. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.



Curated List of Sources about Women in WWII

“Rosie the Riveter.” Ncpedia.org, 2025, www.ncpedia.org/anchor/rosie-riveter. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

Shenkman, Kenneth J. "Rosie the Riveter." World Book Student, 2025, www.worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar755727. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.

"Women at Work in the 1940s." DISCovering U.S. History, Gale, 1997. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2104240228/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=1e2321a9. Accessed 5 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 4 Feb. 2025.


Curated List of Sources about Fashion in the 1940s

"Clothing, 1930–45." Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages, edited by Sara Pendergast, et al., 2nd ed., vol. 4: Modern World Part I: 1900 to 1945, UXL, 2013, pp. 779-808. Gale In Context: Middle School, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2760000126/MSIC?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-MSIC&xid=611d8d86. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.

"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 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.

"World War II: the war at sea." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 7 Jan. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/World-War-II/277798#210424-toc. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.


Battle of Midway

"Battle of Midway." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2020. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Battle-of-Midway/330040. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

“Midway.” Ncpedia.org, 2025, www.ncpedia.org/anchor/midway. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.


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Curated List of Sources about Daily Life of WWII Soldier

"Draft Registration Card." Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History, Gale, 2016. Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/portal/VZTIWM006845367/SMPS?u=dur51189&sid=bookmark-SMPS&xid=51d8a41f. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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


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