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Date Assigned: November 18th
Date Due: December 3rd
Name: _________________________
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Third 6-weeks Project: Annotated Timeline Instructions
Directions: To complete this project you will need to create a timeline of major events that we
have covered to date. Your timeline will need to include the following information:
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20 events
o Period 1 – to 600 B.C.E. – 1 event
o Period 2 – 600 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. – 5 events
o Period 3 – 600 – 1450 C.E. – 14 events
Each event should have an explanation (2-3 sentence minimum) – 40 points (2 pts. each)
10 events must be illustrated - 20 points (2 pts. each)
Identify and explain 4 major turning points (5-7 sentences) – 20 points (5 pts. each)
o Explanations should be written directly on the timeline or on the back of the
timeline NOT on a separate sheet of paper.
AP level work and creativity – 20 points
Your timeline can by typed or handwritten, but remember that you will be graded on your
neatness. The largest paper the timeline can be on is 11 x 17.
Example:
WORLD WAR II TIMELINE
Dropping Atomic Bomb: Aug 6 & 9, 1945
Battle of Britain: July 10-Oct 31, 1940
The Battle of Britain was the attempt of Nazi
Germany to invade Great Britain. Germany tried
to destroy Britain’s famous RAF (Royal Air Force)
by bombing the country from mainland Europe
for months. The offensive failed and Germany
continued to fight on both Eastern and Western
fronts without eliminating Britain from the war.
1939
1940
1941
In August 1945 the Allied Forces (carried out by the USA)
dropped two atomic bombs on the island nation of Japan.
Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima August 6 followed by Fat
Man on Nagasaki on August 9. Within 4 months, the death
totals included anywhere from 150,000-240,000 people not
including those who suffered from burns, radiation sickness or
other injuries from the bombs. Japan surrendered soon after
the bomb, but the ethical justification of killing that many
civilians is still hotly debated.
1942
1943
1944
1945
D-Day: June 6, 1944-August 1994 (TP)
The Battle of Normandy lasted 3 months and changed the course of the War on the Western Front. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on
June 6 (D-Day) when approximately 150,000 US, British and Canadian forces landed on beaches in France’s Normandy region (controlled by Germany). It was
the largest military assault by sea in history and required months of planning and deception by Allied Intelligence. The Battle of Normandy was a turning
point because by August 1944 all of France had been liberated of German rule. This broke Germany’s hold on the Western front and the Atlantic and is
called the “beginning of the end of war in Europe”. The loss was psychological as well as tactical because Hitler could no longer justify sending troops from
France to the Eastern Front. Having to fight the war on two fronts (West in France and East in Russia) caused the German troops to become depleted and
weak allowing the Allied forces to take control of the war. Germany was completely defeated by the next spring, surrendering May 8, 1945.
Date Assigned: November 18th
Date Due: December 3rd
Name: _________________________
Rubric
Events
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40
Illustrations
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20
Turning Points
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11.
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9.
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20.
1.
6.
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9.
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10.
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20
3.
4.
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20
_______ Total Points
AP Level Work/Neatness/ Creativity