1. World
War
II
Let’s
test
your
knowledge
and
see
what
you
know
about
World
War
II.
Go
on
this
webquest
and
learn
what
happened
in
World
War
II.
Click
on
the
link
below
the
question
to
find
the
answer.
Now
raise
that
flag
high!
1. What
year
did
the
Japanese
bomb
Pearl
Harbor?
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pearl.htm
2. What
was
one
of
the
causes
of
World
War
II?
http://www.rpfuller.com/gcse/history/6.html
3. How
many
Marines
did
the
United
States
send
to
Iwo
Jima?
http://www.iwojima.com/battle/battleb.htm
4. What
year
did
D-­‐Day
take
place?
http://www.army.mil/d-­‐day/
5. What
was
the
Holocaust?
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005143
6. In
what
two
cities
were
the
atomic
bombs
dropped?
http://orwell.ru/library/articles/ABomb/english/e_japan

2. 7. What
reason
did
President
Truman
give
for
dropping
the
atomic
bombs?
http://www.essortment.com/did-­‐president-­‐truman-­‐drop-­‐atomic-­‐bomb-­‐
61496.html
8. Who
was
Winston
Churchill?
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/winston_churchill.htm
9. How
did
the
lives/roles
of
women
change
during
World
War
II?
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/warwwii/a/overview.htm
10. Who
was
Rosie
the
Riveter?
http://womensissues.about.com/od/womenintheworkforce/f/RosieRiveter.htm
SS5H6
The
student
will
explain
the
reasons
for
America’s
involvement
in
World
War
II.
Describe
Germany’s
aggression
in
Europe
and
Japan’s
aggression
in
Asia.
Describe
major
events
in
the
war
in
both
Europe
and
the
Pacific;
include
Pearl
Harbor,
Iwo
Jima,
D-­‐Day,
VE
and
VJ
Days,
and
the
Holocaust.
Discuss
President
Truman’s
decision
to
drop
the
atomic
bombs
on
Hiroshima
and
Nagasaki.
Identify
Roosevelt,
Stalin,
Churchill,
Hirohito,
Truman,
Mussolini,
and
Hitler.
Describe
the
effects
of
rationing
and
the
changing
role
of
women
and
African-­‐
Americans;
include
“Rosie
the
Riveter”
and
the
Tuskegee
Airmen.
Explain
the
U.S.
role
in
the
formation
of
the
United
Nations.