Social Studies 11 World War II Project: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words (Duttchen)
Project Outline:
Resources
Books
There are many print resources available for this project. They have been set aside for you on a cart and are organized according to topic.
Online Research
Images
Here are some suggested places to start looking for photographs:
Books
There are many print resources available for this project. They have been set aside for you on a cart and are organized according to topic.
Online Research
Images
Here are some suggested places to start looking for photographs:
Creative Commons Content Directories
(For Audio, Video, Images, and Texts that can be used for creating projects)
Some recommended sites:
Creative Commons - more suggested content directories for images and music
Photos:
Flickr- Search for copyright friendly images licensed under Creative Commons
morgueFile-Search the "free images" database to find thousands of photos. This site also offers a virtual classroom for aspiring
photographers.
Images Canada- Provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian cultural
institutions Check the Copyright page for information on use of images.
(For Audio, Video, Images, and Texts that can be used for creating projects)
Some recommended sites:
Creative Commons - more suggested content directories for images and music
Photos:
Flickr- Search for copyright friendly images licensed under Creative Commons
morgueFile-Search the "free images" database to find thousands of photos. This site also offers a virtual classroom for aspiring
photographers.
Images Canada- Provides central search access to the thousands of images held on the websites of participating Canadian cultural
institutions Check the Copyright page for information on use of images.
Online Research- Links to Get You Started
These are some recommended links to get you started in your research for each of the topics:
The internment of Japanese Canadians
National Association of Japanese Canadians – World War II Experience Internment Centres
Map of Internment Camps in BC
Japanese Canadian History.net
CBC “Canada: A People’s History” – Japanese Internment
University of Alberta , Centre for Constitutional Studies –Japanese Internment During WWII
The Canadian Encyclopedia – Japanese Internment
Video Clips from CBC - Relocation to Redress: The Internment of Japanese Canadians
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs 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
Canada’s military role in ending the war in Europe.
Veteran Affairs Canada – Second World War Contributions
Canadian War Museum – Canadian Armed Forces (follow the link to navy & air forces)
Canadian Soldiers.com – The Second World War
Canadian Military History Gateway
Canadian Military – Second World War
CBC News: Remembering Canada’s Role in World War II
The contributions of the Canadian home front in supporting the war.
Canadian War Museum – Life on the Homefront
WarTimeCanada.com – Food on the Home Front During the Second World War
National Film Board of Canada – The Home Front
Canadian Encyclopedia – Wartime Home Front
CBC “Fighting From the Homefront”
Archives of Ontario- Working Women on the Homefront: WWII
The role of propaganda during World War II
Propaganda Critic
National World War II Museum – Propaganda posters at a glance
Canadian Second World War Propaganda Posters & Sketches
Canadian WWII Propaganda Poster
Wikipedia – Nazi Propaganda
Wikipedia – American Propaganda during World War II
(*If you are using Wikipedia, please check references & external links *)
Specific Battles
- Dieppe Raid (see Canadian Encyclopedia & Juno Beach Centre)
- Fall of Hong Kong (see Canada at War & LER Military Museum)
- Conscription (also see WWII & Canada At War video "Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis")
- D- Day (see LER Military Museum & Juno Beach Centre)
- Battle or Ortona (see LER Military Museum & Canadian Military History & Canada At War Newsreel and Summary)
- Battle of Britain (see Canada at War )
- Dieppe Raid (see Canadian Encyclopedia & Juno Beach Centre)
- Fall of Hong Kong (see Canada at War & LER Military Museum)
- Conscription (also see WWII & Canada At War video "Mackenzie King and the Conscription Crisis")
- D- Day (see LER Military Museum & Juno Beach Centre)
- Battle or Ortona (see LER Military Museum & Canadian Military History & Canada At War Newsreel and Summary)
- Battle of Britain (see Canada at War )
Technology
Corvettes (see Canada At War video: Action Stations & Corvette Port Arthur)
Mines (see video "Canadians in Caen" &
Submarines (see Juno Beach Centre: Canadians at Sea & LER Military Museum)
Bombers (see LER Military Museum & Juno Beach Centre)
Corvettes (see Canada At War video: Action Stations & Corvette Port Arthur)
Mines (see video "Canadians in Caen" &
Submarines (see Juno Beach Centre: Canadians at Sea & LER Military Museum)
Bombers (see LER Military Museum & Juno Beach Centre)
Holocaust
The Holocaust (Canadian views, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Introduction to the Holocaust & the online exhibitions)
The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide – The World's Oldest Holocaust Memorial Institution
Bibliography of the Holocaust
The Holocaust (Canadian views, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Introduction to the Holocaust & the online exhibitions)
The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide – The World's Oldest Holocaust Memorial Institution
Bibliography of the Holocaust
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
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
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
Women and the War Effort
Canadian War Museum – Life on the Homefront
WarTimeCanada.com – Food on the Home Front During the Second World War
National Film Board of Canada – The Home Front
Canadian Encyclopedia – Wartime Home Front
CBC “Fighting From the Homefront”
Archives of Ontario- Working Women on the Homefront: WWII
Canadian War Museum – Life on the Homefront
WarTimeCanada.com – Food on the Home Front During the Second World War
National Film Board of Canada – The Home Front
Canadian Encyclopedia – Wartime Home Front
CBC “Fighting From the Homefront”
Archives of Ontario- Working Women on the Homefront: WWII
Comfort Women
The "Comfort Women" Issue and the Asian Women's Fund (PDF) 2007-06-28
European Parliament speaks out on sexual slavery during WWII, Amnesty international, December 13, 2007
Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) Japan's Responsibility Toward Comfort Women Survivors
Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issue Comfort-Women.org FAQ
History of Comfort Women by the Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues - History
New York Times Article "The Comfort Women and Japan's War on Truth" November 14, 2014
The "Comfort Women" Issue and the Asian Women's Fund (PDF) 2007-06-28
European Parliament speaks out on sexual slavery during WWII, Amnesty international, December 13, 2007
Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) Japan's Responsibility Toward Comfort Women Survivors
Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issue Comfort-Women.org FAQ
History of Comfort Women by the Washington Coalition for Comfort Women Issues - History
New York Times Article "The Comfort Women and Japan's War on Truth" November 14, 2014
Important World Leaders during WWII
Allied Leaders during World War II (Wikipedia)
Axis Leaders during World War II (Wikipedia)
Try Biography.com for any famous person
Starting Your Own Online Research:
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org
*Have you tried using WebPath Express?
* Have you used Google Site Specific Searching?
site:.edu
site:.gov
site:.org
*Have you tried using WebPath Express?
Presentation
For your presentation, we would like you to create a voicethread presentation or animoto video. Your teacher and librarian will provide you with your individual account login information and password.
Click on the icon below to access the online program.
You may also download the free app onto your phone if you'd like.
For your presentation, we would like you to create a voicethread presentation or animoto video. Your teacher and librarian will provide you with your individual account login information and password.
Click on the icon below to access the online program.
You may also download the free app onto your phone if you'd like.
MLA Formating & Bibliography
You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.
If you do not yet have an account, the librarian will help you set one up!
If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .
You should construct your bibliography using Noodletools for this project.
If you do not yet have an account, the librarian will help you set one up!
If you would like more detailed information about formatting your bibliography or paper, please refer to the OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide .