Eighty years after the events of 1945, join The National WWII Museum for a two-part Electronic Field Trip on the end of the war and the postwar period. Explore the final months of World War II and how major battles and key decisions brought about the surrenders of Germany and Japan. Learn about the devastating loss and destruction as well as the liberation and jubilation that came with the conclusion of the war. Examine the emerging tensions between communism and democracy, the United States and USSR, and explore the standoffs that would mark the beginning of the Cold War. Student reporters and their teachers will journey to sites where history happened and explore the galleries of The National WWII Museum.

Designed for grades 7–12.

Part One of the Electronic Field Trip will premiere Monday, April 28, at 9:00 a.m. CT.

Part Two will premiere Thursday, May 8, the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, at 9:00 a.m. CT.

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Liberation and Legacy Curriculum

Prefer a physical copy of the curriculum? Request to have one shipped to your school for free. Limit one per teacher.

• Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation

The Museum would also like to acknowledge Musée de la Reddition, Berlin Film Commission, Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, and Stiftung Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas for their continued support of The National WWII Museum’s Legacy educational programming.