Download GRADE 9 SOCIAL STUDIES Unit 4 Project Phases of WWII

GRADE 9 SOCIAL STUDIES: Unit 4 Project: The Phases of World War II
Name:_________________________
Us the information on pages 97-107 to make a poster board display of the phases of World War II from a global and
Canadian context. You will be evenly placed into groups and should divide the work up among the members. The topics
are on the back of this page and the requirements are below.
The tri-board should be formatted with the headings and information below.
GLOBAL CONTEXT
Describe what occurred during this
time frame from a global context. Be
clear and concise. Include images,
maps, graphs/tables, etc.
TITLE (ex. Phase 1: September 1939June 1940)
Brief Description of the Phase
CANADA’S CONTRIBUTION
Describe Canada’s contribution to the
war during this time period. Be clear
and concise. Include images, maps,
graphs/tables, etc.
Once you have completed the poster, you will display them for everyone else to use the information from them to
complete the table on the back of this sheet.
PROJECT RUBRIC
REQUIREMENT
VALUE
Titles
3
Brief Overview of Phase
- Factual / Clear / Concise
3
Global Context Info
- Factual / Clear / Concise
3
Canada’s Contribution Info
- Factual / Clear / Concise
3
Visual Appeal (use of images)
3
Effort
- Attempted to be creative/completed
in a timely manner/ Neat and Tidy
5
TOTAL
20
GRADE
PHASE
OVERVIEW
1:
September
1939
June
1940
2:
June 1940
July 1943
3:
July 1943
June 1944
Referred to as the
“Phony War”: Little
fighting happened in
Western Europe
CANADIAN CONTEXT
- Soldiers were recruited and trained
- A large Merchant Marine was
developed
- Huge airforce training program took
place and bases were airports were
built all over
- Factories were up and running making
huge amounts of wartime supplies
- After France surrendered, Canada
became more committed to an all out
effort in the war to help Britain.
-Began badly for Britain
and its allies
-It was questionable
about whether or not
Hitler could be defeated
- In June 1941, Germany turned on
USSR and attacked them; made
USSR an ally of Britain
- Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in
Dec. 1941; brought USA into the war
- The US made huge gains on Japan
in the Pacific
- The Allies pushed Germany out of
Northern Africa
-Germany suffered huge losses in
the Soviet Union (Stalingrad)
-Experience success and failure
- In the Battle of the Atlantic, German
U-Boats sunk many naval and supply
ships heading to Europe
-By 1943, Allied convoys had used antsubmarine tactics to defend better
against the Nazis
-Canada suffered huge losses against
the Japanese in Hong Kong
-Canada suffered huge losses in the
attack on Dieppe, France where the
German’s were better equipped and
trained and well fortified
Balance of the war
shifted to the Allies after
victories in The Pacific,
North Africa and
Stalingrad.
- US captured many Pacific islands
from the Japanese
- Soviets made huge gains against
Germany and pushed them back into
Berlin
-Allies relentlessly bombed German
cities
- Canada’s air force rapidly increased
(especially in bombing missions)
- The bomber command focused on
destroying German industry
- Canada was involved in the Italian
Campaign, which led to the Northward
removal of German troops and
surrender of Italy
Final phase of the war
- All out allied invasion of Europe
was called Operation Overlord; on
the beaches of Normandy, France
(D-Day)
-Germans were stuck between the
allies attacking from the east and
Soviets from the west
-Germany was forced to surrender in
May
-US ended the war in the Pacific in
August with the use of two nuclear
bombs in Japan
- Apart of the D-Day invasion; Canada’s
beach was code named Juno
- It was a successful amphibious
invasion alongside British and US
troops that captured the beaches of
France and forces the Germans back
into Germany against Soviet resistance
4:
June 1944
September
1945
GLOBAL CONTEXT
- Japan and China were at war since
1937
- Poland was taken over by Germany
and USSR
- France defended itself from
Germany with the “Maginot Line”
-Germany used a “Blitzkrieg” to
smash through Belgium, Holland and
then through the “Maginot Line”
- France surrendered to Germany b
- British soldiers were desperately
evacuated from the beaches of
France
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