World War II (Mr. Walker)
Assignment Outline:
Marking Rubric:
Online Research
These are some recommended websites to get you started in your research. These sites are generally good for all the topics listed in all three parts of the assignment:
These are some recommended websites to get you started in your research. These sites are generally good for all the topics listed in all three parts of the assignment:
- Part 1: Causes of World War II
- Rise of Fascism in Germany
- Failure of collective security (League of Nations)
- Great Depression
- US Isolationism
- Appeasement (e.g. 1938 Munich Pact)
- Non-Aggression Pact
- German acts of aggression (e.g. Anschluss, Czechoslovakia, invasion of Poland)
Part 2: Major Events
Some helpful website links to get your research started:
Phony War
The Phony War (see Veterans Affairs Canada & Encyclopedia Britannica)
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (see History.com)
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (see Canada at War )
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa (see The United States Holocaust Museum & Imperial War Museum)
North Africa - El Alamein
El Alamein (see BBC & National Army Museum)
Dieppe
Dieppe Raid (see Canadian Encyclopedia & Juno Beach Centre)
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic (see Veteran Affairs Canada & Canadian Encyclopedia)
Italian Campaign
Italian Campaign (see Veteran Affairs Canada & Canadian Encyclopedia)
Bombing of German Cities
The Bombing of Dresden
PBS Firebombing of Germany and Japan
Official Memorial for the Bombing of Dresden
The Bombing of Berlin
National World War II museum
D-Day
D- Day (see LER Military Museum & Juno Beach Centre)
War in the Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Eyewitness to History - Attack At Pearl Harbor, 1941
History.Com - Pearl Harbor
Archives & Manuscripts Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Hawaii War Records Depository
7 Dember 1941 The Airforce Story
Naval History and Heritage Command - Pearl Harbor Attack
United States History - Pearl Harbor Attack
Encyclopedia Brittanica -Pearl Harbor Attack
Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan
Wikipedia: Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Pacific War Organization – Was the Atomic Bombing of Japan Justified?
US History Organization- The Decision to Drop the Bomb
World War 2 on History Channel
“Pro and Con on Dropping the Atomic Bomb”- article in Seattle Times by Bill Dietrich, 1995
Holocaust
Anti-Semitic Propaganda
Nazi Propaganda - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Defining the Enemy- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legislation used to restrict the freedoms and liberties of the Jews in Nazi Germany
Antisemitic Legislation 1933-1939 - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Anti-Jewish Legislation in Prewar Germany - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ghettoes
Ghettoes -The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Types of Ghettoes - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Ghettoes - Yad Vashem
Warsaw Ghetto - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Wannsee Conference
Wannsee Conference and "The Final Solution" - the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Wannsee Conference - Jewish Virtual Library
The Minutes of the Wannsee Conference - The Holocaust Research Project.Org
The Beginning of the Final Solution The Wannsee Conference- Yad Vashem
Some helpful website links to get your research started:
Phony War
The Phony War (see Veterans Affairs Canada & Encyclopedia Britannica)
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (see History.com)
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (see Canada at War )
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa (see The United States Holocaust Museum & Imperial War Museum)
North Africa - El Alamein
El Alamein (see BBC & National Army Museum)
Dieppe
Dieppe Raid (see Canadian Encyclopedia & Juno Beach Centre)
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle of the Atlantic (see Veteran Affairs Canada & Canadian Encyclopedia)
Italian Campaign
Italian Campaign (see Veteran Affairs Canada & Canadian Encyclopedia)
Bombing of German Cities
The Bombing of Dresden
PBS Firebombing of Germany and Japan
Official Memorial for the Bombing of Dresden
The Bombing of Berlin
National World War II museum
D-Day
D- Day (see LER Military Museum & Juno Beach Centre)
War in the Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Eyewitness to History - Attack At Pearl Harbor, 1941
History.Com - Pearl Harbor
Archives & Manuscripts Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library Hawaii War Records Depository
7 Dember 1941 The Airforce Story
Naval History and Heritage Command - Pearl Harbor Attack
United States History - Pearl Harbor Attack
Encyclopedia Brittanica -Pearl Harbor Attack
Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan
Wikipedia: Debate over the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Pacific War Organization – Was the Atomic Bombing of Japan Justified?
US History Organization- The Decision to Drop the Bomb
World War 2 on History Channel
“Pro and Con on Dropping the Atomic Bomb”- article in Seattle Times by Bill Dietrich, 1995
Holocaust
Anti-Semitic Propaganda
Nazi Propaganda - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Defining the Enemy- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Legislation used to restrict the freedoms and liberties of the Jews in Nazi Germany
Antisemitic Legislation 1933-1939 - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Anti-Jewish Legislation in Prewar Germany - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Ghettoes
Ghettoes -The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Types of Ghettoes - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Ghettoes - Yad Vashem
Warsaw Ghetto - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Wannsee Conference
Wannsee Conference and "The Final Solution" - the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Wannsee Conference - Jewish Virtual Library
The Minutes of the Wannsee Conference - The Holocaust Research Project.Org
The Beginning of the Final Solution The Wannsee Conference- Yad Vashem
Death Camps
The Implementation of the Final Solution The Death Camps - Yad Vashem
Extermination Camps - The Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Killing Centers: An Overview- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Rescuers
Rescue - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Rescue by the Righteous - Yad Vashem
Wikipedia - Individuals and groups assisting Jews during the Holocaust
The Implementation of the Final Solution The Death Camps - Yad Vashem
Extermination Camps - The Danish Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Killing Centers: An Overview- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Rescuers
Rescue - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Rescue by the Righteous - Yad Vashem
Wikipedia - Individuals and groups assisting Jews during the Holocaust
Lebensborn Program
The Lebensborn Program - Jewish Virtual Library
Lebensborn - The History Learning Site
Daily Mail. uk - The nurses behind the Nazi 'Super Race Children'
NBC News "Secret Nazi Lebensborn Children go Public"
The Lebensborn Program - Jewish Virtual Library
Lebensborn - The History Learning Site
Daily Mail. uk - The nurses behind the Nazi 'Super Race Children'
NBC News "Secret Nazi Lebensborn Children go Public"
Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trials - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Library of Congress, Military Legal Resources - Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials: Brief Overview of Defendants & Verdicts- Jewish Virtual Library
Nuremberg Trials - History.com
Nuremberg War Crime Trials - History Learning Site
Denial of the Holocaust
Holocaust Denial and Distortion - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Denial Timeline - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Combating Holocaust Denial - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Denying the Holocaust - BBC History
Nuremberg Trials - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Library of Congress, Military Legal Resources - Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials: Brief Overview of Defendants & Verdicts- Jewish Virtual Library
Nuremberg Trials - History.com
Nuremberg War Crime Trials - History Learning Site
Denial of the Holocaust
Holocaust Denial and Distortion - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Holocaust Denial Timeline - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Combating Holocaust Denial - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Denying the Holocaust - BBC History
Part 3: Impacts and Significance of World War II
- WWII Conferences – Teheran, Yalta, Potsdam
- United Nations
- Balance of Power (USA/USSR)
- Impacts on both winning and defeated countries.
- Historical Significance
Starting Your Own Online Research:
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org
Google News Archive
Have a look at archival newspapers here!
MLA Formating & Bibliography
You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.
If you do not yet have an account, watch the instructional videos HERE
If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .
Presentation
You may wish to present your learning as a formal report (e.g. word document), google slides, power point or video.
Have a look at archival newspapers here!
MLA Formating & Bibliography
You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.
If you do not yet have an account, watch the instructional videos HERE
If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .
Presentation
You may wish to present your learning as a formal report (e.g. word document), google slides, power point or video.
Movies about WWII to Watch for Free:
Click on the Criterion logo below to browse movies OR click on the film title to get quick access to that movie. You will need to login in the top right corner of the screen.
Username: 91088
Password: howesoundss
Username: 91088
Password: howesoundss
