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Name __________________________________________________ Date _________________________ Period_______WWII - Causes, Events, & Effects Webquest6.2.IV.A - World War I and World War II were the first “total wars.” Governments used ideologies, including fascism, nationalism, and communism, to mobilize all of their state’s resources, including people, both in the home countries and in the colonies, for the purpose of waging war. Governments also used a variety of strategies, including speeches, art, media, and intensified forms of nationalism, to mobilize these populations. Use this site and your page called “Josef Stalin’s Cult of Personality.” Explain how leaders of WWII used personality and ideologies to gather the support of their people. Read about propaganda of WWII and visit the gallery. What are two reasons why propaganda works to mobilize the people of a nation?Look at three different posters and complete this chart:Description of Propaganda PosterPurpose, Intended Audience, Targeted Emotions6.2.IV.B - The sources of global conflict in the first half of the century varied and included imperialist expansion by European powers and Japan, competition for resources, and the economic crisis engendered by the Great Depression.Use this site to investigate Japan’s pre-war position. How did economics drive Japan into WWII? Use the first few sections of this website to answer the following question. How was Germany also involved in imperialistic efforts before WWII? Use this article to answer the following two questions. Besides imperialism and economics, what other major causes led to WWII? (give at least two)What was “Appeasement” and why did it fail?Give three reasons why the United States joined the war. Look at the “Full Answer” section of this site to respond.6.1.III.C - Diseases, scientific innovations, and conflict led to demographic shifts. Improved military technology and new tactics led to increased levels of wartime casualties.What was the Nanjing (Nanking) Massacre (also called the Rape of Nanking)? Where did it occur, who were the major players, and what happened?What was the Dresden Bombing? Where did it occur, who were the major players, and what happened?What happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? What was the justification for it given by the Allies? What type of devastation occurred as a result of the new technology?6.2.IV.C - The global balance of economic and political power shifted after the end of World War II and rapidly evolved into the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers, which led to the ideological struggles between capitalism and communism throughout the globe.Scroll to the bottom to see the results of the war by number. Complete the chart:Country & WWII LeaderEstimated Number of Wartime DeathsU.S. - Great Britain - China - Soviet Union - Germany - France - Charles de GualleWhat was the Marshall Plan? How did it promote the ideals of capitalism? How was it supposed to help prevent the spread of communism?What happened to Germany, specifically Berlin, after WWII? Use this site to describe the borders of Germany and the situation in East vs. West Berlin.6.2.III.C - The proliferation of conflicts led to the Holocaust during World War II and other forms of genocide or ethnic violence. After the Holocaust, the term genocide was coined. Look up these other examples and briefly describe them.Armenian GenocideHolocaustCambodian GenocideRwandan Genocide ................
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