Download World War II- Spring Project

World War II- Spring Project
Directions: Answer all of the questions below in complete sentences below. The time line for the
project and its completion will be explained as you work on it. You will use the Power Point
attachments, the Primary Source attachment, Worldbook Advanced and or the online text book to help
you answer these questions.
Section 1: The Origins of the War: What were the events that led to the possibility of a second world
war? (Textbook Pages 805-807)
1)
What was the Versailles Treaty and how did this treaty have an effect on Germany and other
European countries?
2) DOCUMENT 1: In what year was the cartoon published? What is the main idea of this cartoon
and how does it relate to the causes of World War II?
3) Why were dictators able to rise to power in Italy, Germany and the Soviet Union?
4) Who was Adolph Hitler and how did he rise to power in Germany? What was the Nazi party?
5) Document 2: What does this photograph show? How does this picture illustrate the power that
Hitler had in Germany in 1933?
6) Document 3: Who is the author of this quotation? What does the author mean when he says
“the Jewish problem”? What does he blame Jewish people for and how does he propose that
Germany solve this problem?
7) Document 4: How does this photograph illustrate German militarism in the 1930’s?
8) Who was Benito Mussolini and what is fascism?
9) Who was Joseph Stalin?
10) What was a common goal of Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini?
11) How did the Axis Powers form? Which nations were members of the Axis Powers?
12) Which countries made up the Allied Powers? How did this alliance form?
Section 2: The War Begins in Europe: How did the actions of the German military lead to the
beginning of World War II in Europe? (Textbook Page 807)
1) Document 6: Give two examples of how Germany broke the Treaty of Versailles. Explain
the actions of Hitler and the German military in 1937 and 1938.
2) Document 5: According to the map, what territories did Germany take over between 1936
and 1939?
3) Document 10: Which two countries do the two men in the back of the line represent?
4) Explain the background to the Munich Agreement. What did Hitler want to do and how did
Neville Chamberlain “appease” Hitler when this agreement was made?
5) Explain what events led to the beginning of World War II. (Hint it began when Hitler broke
the promise he made at the Munich agreement)
6) Document 11: According to the headline in the first newspaper, what happened on
September 1, 1939. Why would Great Britain mobilize as a result of this event?
7) Document 12: Explain why and how the two maps are different.
Section 3- The United States Enters World War II: Why did the United States enter World War II and
what role did the United States armed forces have in the war in the Pacific? (Textbook Pages 811-813)
1)
Document 7: In your own words, explain what the Neutrality Act of 1937 says.
2) In your opinion, did the Lend Lease Act break the Neutrality Act of 1937?
3) Summarize the events that led to the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Begin with a short discussion on Japanese expansion.
4) Document 13: Explain what the images and statistics from this document show.
5) Document 14: What was the purpose of this speech given by President Roosevelt?
6) Document 15: What does the headline of this newspaper say? Why would Germany and Italy
declare war on the United States?
7)
Why were the following places significant during World War II: Midway Island, Leyte, Iwo Jima
and Okinawa?
Section 4: The War in Europe: What were the key battles and turning points in the war in Europe?
(Textbook Pages 809-810 and 822-824)
1) Summarize the actions of the German army between September of 1939 and June of 1941?
2) What was the outcome of the Battle of Stalingrad? Why was this battle considered to be a
turning point of World War II?
3) What was Operation Overlord? How was this operation connected to D Day?
4) Was D Day successful? (Hint: Were the allies able to force Germany to retreat from France?)
5) How did the Soviet Army contribute to the defeat of the German army?
6) Why is May 8, 1945 a significant date in the history of the world?
Section 5: The United States Home Front and Japanese Internment (Textbook Pages 815-819)
Write a detailed two paragraph summary discussing what you learned about the United States Home
Front and Japanese Internment from reading the Mini Lesson notes and class discussions.
Section 6: The Impact of World War II: What were the lasting effects of World War II? (Textbook
Pages 825-832)
1) Summarize what you are looking at in documents 16 and 17. How do these documents relate to
the Manhattan Project and the end of Japanese involvement in World War II?
2) Document 19: According to the graph, how many people in total were killed because of the fact
that the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945?
3)
What was the Yalta Conference? Who attended these meetings and what was decided at these
meetings?
4) What was the Holocaust? How did Hitler’s views about Jewish people lead to the Holocaust?
5) Document 25: Why do you think the sign in front of the entrance of the Concentration Camp
says “Work makes one free”?
6) What was Hitler’s Final Solution?
7) Document 29: Describe the men in the picture. Why do you think that they are in the condition
that they are in?
8) Documents 27 and 28: How are Hitler’s Final Solution and the images that you see in these
pictures connected?
9) What do you feel the most important thing that you learned about World War II is?