World War II Reading Passages
Reading Results
Pearl Harbor Attack December 7 1941
This history reading passage examines the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, a pivotal moment in U.S. and world hi...
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America Enters World War II
This history reading passage analyzes America’s entry into World War II, focusing on the causes, perspectives, and conse...
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World War II Home Front
This rigorous U.S. history reading passage explores the complexities and challenges of the World War II Home Front, focu...
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Rosie the Riveter: Women in Factories
This engaging history reading passage examines the story of Rosie the Riveter and the critical role American women playe...
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WWII Rationing
This passage explores the complexities of wartime rationing in the United States during World War II, aligning with hist...
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Anne Frank's Story
This history reading passage explores the life of Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager whose diary became one of the most impor...
The Atomic Bomb Ends the War
This informative passage explores the role of the atomic bomb in ending World War II, focusing on the events leading up ...
Anne Frank's Message to the World
This reading passage explores the life and legacy of Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager who documented her experiences during...
Germany Attacks Britain from the Air
This engaging history reading passage explores the Battle of Britain, a turning point in World War II when the United Ki...
Anne Frank House Museum
This passage covers the historical significance of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam during World War II. Students will ...
American Life During World War II
This history reading passage explores life on the home front during World War II, focusing on the experiences of ordinar...
Authoritarian Leaders Gain Power in Europe
This engaging history reading passage explores the rise of dictators Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Hideki Tojo dur...
Events Leading to World War II
This passage explores the complex causes of World War II, focusing on the interwar period, the Treaty of Versailles, the...
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
This engaging world history reading passage examines the attack on Pearl Harbor, exploring its causes, events, and conse...
Leaders and Decisions in World War II
This passage explores the major leaders of World War II and the critical decisions they made that shaped the course of g...
What Was the Holocaust?
This comprehensive world history passage explores the Holocaust, a catastrophic event during World War II in which Nazi ...
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943
This rigorous history reading passage explores the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a critical event during the Holocaust and Wor...
Nuremberg Laws 1935
This passage provides a detailed exploration of early Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany, focusing on the Nuremberg Law...
Nazi Party Rise to Power
This passage explores the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, examining how Adolf Hitler and the Nazis transformed a stru...
Jews Forced into Ghettos
This history reading passage explores the harsh realities of life in the ghettos during the Holocaust. Students will exa...
Jewish Resistance Holocaust
This World History reading passage, 'Acts of Resistance: Fighting Back Against the Nazis,' explores the courageous effor...
The Liberation of the Concentration Camps
This comprehensive world history reading passage examines the liberation of the concentration camps at the end of World ...
Anne Frank Secret Annex
This world history reading passage explores the daily life, challenges, and significance of Anne Frank and her companion...
Nuremberg Trials 1945
This passage explores the Nuremberg Trials and their significance in world history, focusing on post-World War II justic...
Germany Invades France and Western Europe
This comprehensive history reading passage explores Blitzkrieg and the Fall of France during World War II, analyzing how...
D-Day: The Liberation of Europe Begins
This comprehensive history reading passage focuses on D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which mark...
Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands
This world history reading passage explores the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II, focusing on key ...
Margot Frank
This rigorous history reading passage explores the life of Margot Frank, Anne Frank’s older sister, and her experiences ...
Anne Frank's Diary
This passage explores the life of Anne Frank and the significance of her diary during World War II. Students will read a...
Anne Frank's Arrest 1944
This detailed history passage focuses on the discovery and arrest of Anne Frank and the others hiding with her in the Se...
Allied Strategy in the Pacific War
This comprehensive history reading passage dives into the strategic 'island hopping' campaign of World War II in the Pac...
Major Battles Change the War's Course
This engaging history reading passage examines three crucial turning points of World War II: the Battles of Stalingrad, ...
Otto Frank
This passage explores the life of Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, focusing on his experiences before, during, and ...
Diary of Anne Frank
This comprehensive reading passage explores the historical context and impact of The Diary of Anne Frank, focusing on it...
Kindertransport
This comprehensive history reading passage examines the Kindertransport, a rescue mission that saved thousands of Jewish...
Righteous Among the Nations
This passage explores the Righteous Among the Nations, a special title given to non-Jews who risked their lives to save ...