2. Flashcards of People Etch-A-Sketch of Battles News Reel/Act Out- causes
and Operations and effects of Holocaust
Chapter Summary Timeline- 15 events, 2 Comic Strip
Questions, page 846 sentences
Editorial – Dropping of the Writing Letters Home Propaganda Poster
Bombs
3. Flash Card of People
Create a set of flashcards for the following people using your text
book. Make sure to write a clear two sentence summary of the
individual and create a symbol/illustration for each.
• Vladimir Lenin
• Joseph Stalin
• Adolf Hitler
• FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
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Harry Truman
Isoroku Yamamoto
Adolf Hitler
• Douglas McArthur
• Winston Churchill
• Charles De Gaulle
• Dwight D. Eisenhower
4. Create and Etch-A-Sketch (explanation and illustration)
for the following battles and operations
1. Battle of Britain
2. Operation Barbossa
3. Pearl Harbor
4. Battle of Coral Sea
5. Battle of Midway
6. Battle of Guadalcanal
7. Battle of Stalingrad
8. Operation Overloard
9. Battle of the Bulge
10. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
5. WWII Newsreel
Focus: Government newsreels played an important role in getting
information to the American public during the war and as a
propaganda tool.
Directions: You will play the role of a newsreel producer. Pick one
of the following events of World War II to create a newsreel
(commercial). In your newsreel (commercial) make decisions about
what to show, what not to show, how to spin the news (not tell the
whole truth) and why you spun the truth. You will turn in a written
script and will act out the newsreel in front of the class. Bonus
points given if dressed appropriate to the time period.
• Battle of Britain
• Pearl Hitler’s Invasion of France
• Holocaust
• War in the Pacific
• D-Day
• Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Universal Newsreel Featuring WWII Allied Convoy Battle - YouTube
6. Chapter Summary Questions, page 846
Use the page numbers to help complete the following questions.
Section 1 (821-826)
1. What event finally unleashed World War 2?
2. Why was capturing Egypt’s Suez Canal so impossible to the Axis powers?
Section 2 (827-830)
1. What was Yamamoto’s objective at Pearl Harbor?
2. How did Japan try to win support from other Asian countries?
Section 3 (831-834)
1. Name two tactics that Hitler used to rid Germany of Jews before creating his ‘Final Solution.’
2. What tactics did Hitler use during the ‘Final Solution?’
Section 4 (835-841)
1. Why were items rationed during the war?
2. What was Operation Overlord?
Section 5 (842-845)
1. Why did Europeans leave their homes following the war?
2. What were two of the most important steps MacArthur too in Japan following the war?
7. WWII Timeline
Create a Timeline of Events for WWII use the events listed below.
Place each event on the timeline with a description of that event.(Chapter 32)
Your description needs to be at least 2 sentence in length.
• Munich Conference (815)
• Kristallnacht (831)
• Nonaggression Pact (821)
• Invasion of Poland (821)
• Fall of France (823)
• Lend-lease Act (826)
• Bombing of Pearl Harbor (827)
• Battle of Guadalcanal (830) (discuss the general in charge and his practice of island hopping)
• Final Stage of Mass Extermination (833) (How many people were killed in total?)
• Battle of Stalingrad (836)
• Operation Overlord/ D-Day Invasion (838)
• Surrender of Germanys Third Reich (839)
• Iwo Jima (841)
• Dropping of Atomic Bomb (841)
• Nuremberg (843)
8. WWII Comic Strip
1. Military Aggression 2. Appeasement 3. Invasion of Poland
(blitzkrieg)
4. Pearl Harbor 5. D-Day 6. V-E Day
7. Pacific War (island 8. Dropping of Atomic 9. Occupation of Japan
hopping) Bomb
10. Nuremberg Trials 11. Post War Germany 12. Cost of the war
9. Editorial – Dropping of the Bombs
Did the United States NEED to drop the Atomic
Bomb on Japan?
• You will assume the role of an American
journalist in July 1945 to write an editorial for
the New York Times. You will write about
whether the United States should or should
not use the Atomic Bomb on Japan to end the
war. You must pick a side of the debate and
explain your reasoning.
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10. Editorial Continued…
• You will need to include information about the Manhattan project, the leaders
making the decision and your reasons for or against dropping the bomb.
• Please format your editorial in the following way:
• Introduction: Provide a brief introduction about what the Atomic Bomb is and why
the United States is considering the use of it. State three reasons why you are either
for or against it being used.
• Body Paragraph 1: Take the first reason and clearly explain why this supports your
position. Give at least 2 specific details to support your position and 1 quote from a
source.
• Body Paragraph 2: Take the second reason and clearly explain why this supports your
position. Give at least 2 specific details to support your position and 1 quote from a
source.
• Body Paragraph 3: Take the third reason and clearly explain why this supports your
position. Give at least 2 specific details to support your position and 1 quote from a
source.
• Conclusion: Finish your editorial by restating your position and the reasons why this
is your position.
• You must have:
1) 5 paragraphs 2) clearly stated your position
3)three solid reasons for position 4) six supporting details for reasons
5) three quotes
11. Writing Letters Home
The attack on Pearl Harbor was the beginning of the war against
Japan for the United States. The attack sank battleships,
destroyed others, and left Americans shocked and angry. Using
your book and your knowledge of this event, and if World War 2,
you are to write a letter from home from the point of view of a
person involved in this attack.
There are two points of view to choose from. The first option is
to write as an American sailor who was attacked at Pearl Harbor.
You can fill your letter with a description of the attack, the
results, and your feelings on what will happen in the near future.
The second option is to write as a Japanese pilot who bombed
Pearl Harbor. You can fill your letter with a different description
of the attack, the results, and your feelings on what will happen
in the near future. Remember to write as a person in December
1941. There is no knowledge of the atomic bomb, FDR’s death,
the Holocaust, or many other aspects of World War 2.
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12. Writing Home Continued…
Follow these guidelines
• One page long. If typed, double-spaced, one page, Times New
Roman font, 12 pt. If written, fill the entire page.
• Write this as a letter. Date your letter correctly, and make sure to
have an appropriate greeting and ending.
• Remain appropriate. Although you are writing from the point of
view of an American or Japanese soldier, keep your letter
appropriate to be read in school.
• Add as many details about Pearl Harbor as possible. Write about
how battleships were bombed, what the American response was,
and what the results of the battle were.
• Have a personality! Inject your voice into the letter, as if you are
truly explaining an important event to a family member who has no
idea what war is like, or what it’s like to fly.
• Use page 827 in the textbook for information.
13. Propaganda Poster
During World War II, the U.S. Government made many posters trying to
convince Americans the war was something they should take part in, in some
way. Join the army, save food, save fuel, work a different job, do something to
help America win the war. When you try and convince someone that
something is the right thing to do, you use propaganda to influence people’s
thoughts and actions.
• You will design your very own poster to try and convince Americans to join
the war effort. Do not copy one that you have seen on these websites.
• You have been shown examples in class of what these posters were like.
You can also see additional samples by using the following websites.
• www.worldwar1.com
Your poster should have:
• Words- they should be catchy and creative and your own
• Pictures- Drawn (one computer generated/printed picture)
• Cover the whole page
• Be neat and creative
