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The Battle of the Bulge: In The Great Depression and World War II, page 5.9; In North Carolina History: A Sampler, page 8.7; Oral history interview with a North Carolina World War II veteran about his experiences in the Battle of the Bulge, fought in France between December 1944 and January 1945. Includes historical background and contemporary newsreel footage.; Format: interview/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Battle of the Bulge: Map shows the bulge in the Allied lines after the German Ardennes Offensive, December 1944, that gave the Battle of the Bulge its name.; Format: image/map

The coming of war: In The Great Depression and World War II, page 4.1; Overview of the events leading up to the United States' involvement in World War II. Includes an excerpt from a film produced by the U.S. Government to convince Americans of the need to fight.; Format: article

Disease and catastrophe: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 5.3; Of all the kinds of life exchanged when the Old and New Worlds met, lowly germs had the greatest impact. Europeans and later Africans brought smallpox and a host of other diseases with them to America, where those diseases killed as much as 90 percent of the native population of two continents. Europeans came away lucky -- with only a few tropical diseases from Africa and, probably, syphilis from the New World. In America, disease destoyed civilizations.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Europe after the Treaty of Versailles, 1919: Map of Europe showing national boundaries established by the Treaty of Versailles (1919).; Format: image/map

Europe in 1911: Map of Europe showing national boundaries prior to the outbreak of World War I.; Format: image/map

Europe: Politcal Map (2008): This political map shows all of the countries in Europe as of 2008.; Format: image/map

German Drive Rolled Back by Allies (newsreel): Newsreel gives updates in the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945.; Format: video/video

The Great Depression and World War II: Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945).; Format: book (multiple pages)

Iberia in 1492: Map of the Iberian Peninsula, 1270–1492, showing the kingdoms of Portugal, Castile, Navarre, Granada, Aragon, and Majorca.; Format: image/map

The Italian Empire, 1939: Map shows Italian possessions in Europe and Africa on the eve of World War II: Sicily, Sardinia, Albania, the Dolodecanese Islands, Libya, and Italian East Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland).; Format: image/map

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