War

Sub-headings:

Economic Aspects

Resources in this category:

House Committee on International Relations
http://wwwc.house.gov/international_relations/

This is the House Committee with jurisdiction over matters including relations with foreign nations, embassies, national border lines, exports, foreign loans, international conferences, international education, declarations of war, the American National Red Cross, and the United Nations.

Imperial War Museum: Enigma and the Codebreakers
http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/10/enigma/index.htm

This is an online exhibit provided by the Imperial War Museum. The exhibit covers the Enigma, a machine used by Germany during World War II to send encoded messages. The site provides information on the history, making and use of codes and code-making machines during wartime.

Nuclearfiles.org
http://www.nuclearfiles.org/

"By providing background information, analysis and access to primary documents, this site is an educational resource exploring the political, legal and ethical challenges stemming from the continued existence of nuclear weapons."

Powers of Persuasion: Poster Art from World War II
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/its_a_...

An online exhibit of propaganda posters created by the U.S. government during World War II. "This online exhibit features 11 posters and 1 sound file from a more extensive exhibit that was presented in the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, from May 1994 to February 1995."

Senate Committee on Armed Services
http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/

The Senate Committee on Armed Services has jurisdiction over legislation related to aeronautical and space activities; the common defense; the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force; the Panama Canal; military research and development; national security aspects of nuclear energy; naval petroleum reserves; benefits and privileges of members of the Armed Forces; selective service system; and strategic and critical materials necessary for the common defense.

The Second World War Experience Centre
http://www.war-experience.org/

The mission of this site is "to collect, document, preserve, exhibit and encourage access to the surviving material evidence and associated information of the men and women who participated in the war in whatever capacity whether military, civilian or conscientious objector." Site includes photos, profiles and narrative and timelines related to the Second World War.