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World War II WebquestThe purpose of this webquest is to utilize multiple sources of information so that you can expand your knowledge of several major topics of World War II. Some of the readings and pictures can be disturbing. If they bother you, just answer the question and move on. History is often full of disturbing images, events...etc and World War II was probably the first time people had such easy access to pictures and film footage of the events as they unfolded. ● ?Your job is to complete 6 of the tasks. ● ?You will be given three classes periods in which to start the work. ● ?All answers will be typed in pages and turned in at ● ?Make sure you identify the task and number the questions. ● ?Answers need to be in your own words, in sentences and use the spell check! Task A: Adolf Hitler Go to scroll through the timeline to answer the questions. What year did Adolf Hitler become the leader of the National Socialist Nazi Party? Go to 1925. Click on Mein Kampf. What does Mein Kampf mean? According to Hitler, what is an Aryan? According to the article, when did this book become popular? What year did the Nazi’s hold the book burning? List some authors whose works were destroyed? Look at December 1941, what happened on December 8 and 11th? Scroll to the very end of the timeline. Click on Statistics of World War II. Which country had the most fatalities (deaths and injuries)? How many countries were involved with World War II? Task B: Kristallnacht Go to h?ttp://wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005201.?Read through and answer the questions. What (when and where) was the “Night of Crystal” or “Night of the Broken Glass”? What reason did German officials give to explain this event? How did the German government react to this event? In what ways did Kristallnacht create a turning point for German Jews (or Jews in German occupied areas) Click on View Photographs. Scroll through the photos and read some of the information. Explain what you think the impact of Kristallnacht would have had on the emotions of both Jews and non Jews. With these photos being public around the world, how do you think others viewed this event? 7. Click on View History. Read or listen to the personal history of an eyewitness. What did you find most surprising? Task C: Japanese internment Go to h?ttp://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5154.?Read through and answer the following:1. Who issued this Executive Order and why?2. To whom did this order effect?3. Where were camps established? Go to h?ttp://ics/worldwarii/japaneseamericanrelocation.?Watch the video and scroll through the information. How many Japanese were relocated? Define Nisei and Issei. Was this Executive Order legal? Why/why not? Explain the?Korematsu v. United States r?uling. Bonus Video: Task D: The Battle of Britain Go to What was the Battle of Britain? When was it?How did the Battle of Britain get its name?Who won the Battle of Britain?List 2 interesting facts from the Battle of Britain? Watch this video Task E: Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor Go to Where is Pearl Harbor?Why did Japan bomb Pearl Harbor?How many people were killed? How many were wounded?What is the name of the memorial to remember those who lost their lives at P.H?List 3 interesting facts:Watch this video: Bonus Video: Bonus Bonus Video: F: Navajo code talkers Go to h?ttp://?At the bottom of the page, click on the link “Story of the Navajo Code Talkers,” read the information. 1. Why was the Navajo language selected to develop into what becomes the only unbreakable code used in World War II? Return to the main screen. Click on the Navajo Code Talkers, True Heroes. Please watch and listen to the video clip. 2. Who is the primary speaker honoring the Code Talkers? 3. How many Code Talkers had served by the end of the war? How many died? 4. What was the code word for “America”? Click on and watch one Code Talker interview video. 5. Identify the name of the individual whose interview you watched. 6. List five facts relayed from this veteran.Go to h?ttp://wind_talker_dictionary.htm 7. Examine this code. Write a sentence that you think they might have spoken in relaying information. Write it in English, Navajo and the ‘literal’ translation. Task G: Concentration Camps This is a WWII theme that many people find interesting, but for the purposes of this webquest we are just looking at an introduction. Examine the map Identify the city and nation of the northernmost camp. Identify the city and nation of the southernmost camp. Identify the city and nation of the westernmost camp. Identify the city and nation of the easternmost camp. h?ttp://wlc/en/media_nm.php?MediaId=33725. To what does “holocaust’ refer?6. What percentage of European Jews died before the end of the war? h?ttp://outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=100077547. While the main focus of the camps was on Jewish people, identify four other groups that were transported to different camps.h?ttp://2015/01/26/world/nazideathcamps/Scroll through the interactive map. 8. Which camp had the largest ‘red’ dot? And, what does this mean?9. What types of ‘camps’ were there?10. Why does this article point out that the number of people killed in the holocaust is unknown? Task H: The North African Campaign Go to: h?ttp://wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007301 Why was North Africa important to the Allies? To the Axis? When examining the number of casualties, why were American casualties so much less than others? Prior to the war, who owned/ruled Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya? What was one of the strategic reasons for the focus on Africa? (In overall war) Click on the hyperlink for Operation Torch. Who were the main military leaders? What is Vichy France? And how did it affect this battle? Watch this clip: If the invasion of Tunisia was a land/sea/air strike (same as Dday), why is this battle so often overlooked? What happened on May 13, 1945? How does victory in North Africa help as positionally as we prepare to attack Sicily and then, Italy? Task I: Battle of Stalingrad Go to .?Read the information and watch the clip. When and how did this battle begin? What strategy did the Soviet Union use to block the Germans from conquering the city? What happened due to this battle that makes it a turning point in the war? How many people died in this battle? What impact did this loss of this battle have on Hitler? If this battle is so massive and a turning point in the war, why is it not remembered more (like Dday or Iwo Jima)? Task J: Bataan Death March Go to: Why did this battle represent a disastrous start to the war in the Pacific for the U.S.? What was the American commander promised upon surrender? Did this happen? Explain what the Bataan Death March was. Task K: The Tuskegee Airmen Go to: geeairmen.html?referrer= Who are the Tuskegee Airmen? What did this group help happen after the war? How many African Americans were serving in the military in 1941? How many in 1945? What insignia identified the Tuskegee Airman on their planes? Approximately how many men made up this crew during World War II? What military role did the Tuskegee pilots typically play in a military operation? Watch the clip at h?ttp://ics/worldwarii/tuskegeeairmen?narrated by a Tuskegee Airman. Task L: Nanking MassacreGo to What is the Nanking Massacre and when did it happen? Who was the leader of China and what did he order prior to the Japanese invasion? When the Chinese government abandoned the city, who was left in charge? In January of 1938, what happened to the rule of this city? How many people were estimated to have died? Why is this massacre sometimes referred to as the “Rape of Nanking”? Task M: The Battle of Midway and the USS Enterprise Go to: h?ttp://battles/battle_of_midway What are two factors that led to Japanese naval defeat at this battle? Examine the chart noting the starting forces and losses of the Japanese and Allied fleets. Describe this comparison. This is the first victory Allied forces have against Japan. Considering the importance of a strong navy in a war being fought on islands across an ocean, how important was this battle? Task N: D-DAY (Invasion of Normandy) Go to: When did Allied troops invade Normandy, France?What was the code name for the operation? Who was the commander of D-Day?What does the “D” in D-Day stand for? Why was the original date for the attack postponed? What is the estimated amount of casualties?Bonus Content: Myths of D-DAY Video: Bonus Bonus Video: Task O: The Homefront Go to h?ttps://historybyera/worldwarii/essays/worldwariihomefront 1. What is meant by “Homefront”?2. How did the war end the Depression?3. How did business and government work together to meet the production demands this war was creating?4. In what other ways did the average American contribute to the war effort? 5. How did the war help some minority groups? Be specific.6. Go to:h?ttps://historybyera/worldwarii/essays/everycitizensoldier worldwariipostersamericanhomefront?Scroll through the page reading and taking note of the posters. Write adjectives to describe these posters. 7. How did the government posters for World War II help the Homefront? Task P: Dropping the Atomic Bomb Who wrote a letter to President FDR explaining the possibility of the atom bomb?In your own words, what was the Manhattan Project? When and where was the first atomic bomb detonated? What U.S president decided to drop the atomic bomb? Why did the U.S drop the atomic bomb if Japan had already been defeated?What was the name of the bombed dropped on Hiroshima, Japan?After Emperor Hirohito refused to surrender, Fat Man was dropped on what Japanese city? List 3 Interesting facts about the atomic bomb:1.2.3.Bonus Video: Bonus Video: Bonus Bonus Video: ................
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