WWII Board Game Project You & your partners, groups no larger than 4, will create a playable board game about WWII. The format/style of the game is your choice. It may mimic popular board games that are on the market. A well done board game must include at least four categories with at least 10 questions in each category, 40 questions total. The game must be colorful, historically accurate, include a set of rules & be playable. Each game must have a works cited attached. The questions must list the student who wrote it somewhere on the card. Category choices: Battles in Europe Battles in the Pacific Military Weapons & tactics Women in the military African Americans in military African Americans at home Movies/entertainment Music and Dance German American persecution Italian American persecution Civilian Auxiliary Corps Women in Industry War rationing & bonds Japanese Internment/persecution Design & presentation Historical Accuracy Distribution of workload/group cooperation Rules/playability Excellent Proficient Lacking 30 pts 20 pts. colorful, neat, colorful, neat, well designed, includes includes some effective pictures pictures 50 pts. completely accurate questions showing thorough research 10 pts. worked hard on your portion of the project 10 pts. the game makes sense, is entertaining & can be played by anyone 40 pts. mostly accurate questions 7 pts. did not work as hard as other members of the group 7 pts. the game makes sense, & can be played by anyone 10 pts. not colorful, neat, or well designed 25 pts. few accurate questions 5 pts. did not work on your part of the project 5 pts. most of the game makes sense can be played
WWII Scrapbook Project You and your group members will create an authentic looking scrapbook to preserve your memories from WWII. As you design your scrapbook please consider the following: WWII had an enormous impact on the culture and society of the U.S Why was there a second world war? Why and how did Americans sacrifice for WWII? The Process: Make sure your scrapbook includes the following: A description or timeline of the major events of the two years you are following (ten major events) 5 authentic and relevant historic photographs(can check American Memory, Life, Time, etc.) 3 actual news clippings. 1 personal letter created & written by you, based on historical fact 1 document relevant to your experience during the period (speech, legislation, poster, etc.) 3 artifacts with explanations. These might include: images of your weapons (s), drawings, political cartoons, an invitation, medals, images, mock ups of draft notices, representations of clothing, badges, posters, currency, your ship, your tank, your factory, your buddies, etc. Every item in your scrapbook should be dated and annotated with at least a paragraph explaining its importance made relevant to you whenever possible/appropriate. Your works cited page should appear in the back of your scrapbook. Though your stories should be historically accurate, feel free to be creative! Excellent Proficient Lacking Design & presentation Historical Accuracy Distribution of workload/group cooperation Mechanics 30 pts colorful, neat, well designed, includes effective pictures 50 pts. completely accurate questions showing thorough research 10 pts. worked hard on your portion of the project 10pts. Free of spelling and mechanical errors 20 pts. colorful, neat, includes some pictures 40 pts. mostly accurate questions 7 pts. did not work as hard as other members of the group 7pts. Some minor spelling and mechanical errors 10 pts. not colorful, neat, or well designed 25 pts. few accurate questions 5 pts. did not work on your part of the project 5pts. Major spelling and mechanical errors.
WORLD WAR II NEWSCAST PROJECT The purpose of this project is to investigate major battles of World War II on both the European and Pacific Fronts and report your findings to the class. You will be creating a commemorative newscast in remembrance of the battle. Project Details: You will work in assigned groups to create a newscast on an assigned battle.you must have a visual aide. This should be in the form of a Power Point presentation, Google Presentation, imovie, or Windows Movie Maker. Each group member should have an active role in the presentation. Each group must hand in a script detailing the newscast, this script will include a works cited page. Group Member Roles: Researcher research the information and give it to the editor Editor construct the presentation, adding the information and pictures Writer write the script for the newscast based on the information researched; print a script for each group member and your teacher. WORLD WAR II NEWSCAST WORKSHEET Directions: Use this worksheet to help you gather information for your presentation. Battles/Events: (Circle the battle/event that you chose to present) Battles: Battle of El Alamein Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Bulge D Day Battle of Midway Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Okinawa Battle of Berlin Bataan Death March Hiroshima & Nagasaki Battle of Britain Battle of Guadalcanal Worksheet: Use this as a guideline to gather information for your project. This is to act as a guide. Please feel free to include any other information that you feel is important to your topic. WHO WAS INVOLVED? (What countries were involved? Any important leaders?) WHEN DID THIS OCCUR? (When did the battle/event take place? How long did it last?) WHERE DID THIS TAKE PLACE? (Which city, country, ocean, sea, did this event occur?) WHY DID THE BATTLE/EVENT OCCUR? (What started this?) WHAT HAPPENED? (Details, Details, Details!) WHO WON? HOW DID THIS BATTLE CHANGE THE WAR? (EFFECTS OF THE BATTLE) HOW MANY MILITARY CASUALTIES? CIVILIAN CASUALTIES? WWII Newscast Project: Each group member will receive an individual score on the assignment. All information in your presentation must be in your own words!
PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN A ZERO! Scoring Rubric Points Possible Points Earned Visual Aide visually appealing easy to read correct grammar and spelling includes pictures/maps 20 Content content is accurate, thorough, easy to understand, and in your own words contains all important information 25 Presentation all group members involved in presentation loud, clear, easy to understand presentation given in the form of a newscast prepared and organized 15 Script typed, double spaced includes all group members written in the form of a play/newscast 20 Participation/Group Work based on teacher observation 20 Late Project docked 5 points each day late Total 100
WWII Timeline Project You and your group will be researching the most important and impacting events of World War Two (1937 1945) and creating an interactive timeline that follows the war from beginning to end. The purpose of this project is to encourage you to examine an array of events that most people know about while also affording you the chance to dive into topics that are lesser known. INSTRUCTIONS: Research the following events that occurred during World War Two. There are 15 required topics. You are then to choose five more from the list of optional topics, or you can pick some that are not on the list with teacher approval. You are then to create an interactive timeline using Timetoast or another timeline tool (with teacher approval). You'll need to create an account in order to use this site. Remember to make a password that you'll remember when working on this project. Each event must be accurately placed on the timeline and must have at least one paragraph of explanation that includes: What happened Why it happened The effects/impact of the event Each must also contain the source you used for that information and have a picture and/or video attached to it. *WIKIPEDIA CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PICTURES. REQUIRED TOPICS Japanese invasion of China (1937) Germany's invasion of Poland (1939) German Blitzkrieg (1939 1940) Operation Barbarossa (1941) Pearl Harbor (1941) Wannsee Conference (1942) Operation Gomorrah (1943) D Day (Normandy Invasion 1944) Battle of the Bulge (1945) Operation Thunderclap Battle of Iwo Jima (1945) Battle of Okinawa (1945) VE Day (1945) Dropping of the atomic bombs (1945) VJ Day (1945)
OPTIONAL TOPICS Rape of Nanking (1937) Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact (1939) Fall of Paris (1940) Bataan Death March (1942) Battle of Midway (1942) Battle of Stalingrad (1942) Allied invasion of Italy (1943) Warsaw Ghetto uprising (1943) Liberation of concentration camps (1945) Potsdam Declaration (1945) Others... Design & presentation Historical Accuracy Distribution of workload/group cooperation Mechanics Excellent Proficient Lacking 30 pts 20 pts. colorful, neat, colorful, neat, well designed, includes includes some effective pictures pictures 50 pts. completely accurate questions showing thorough research 10 pts. worked hard on your portion of the project 10pts. Free of spelling and mechanical errors 40 pts. mostly accurate questions 7 pts. did not work as hard as other members of the group 7pts. Some minor spelling and mechanical errors 10 pts. not colorful, neat, or well designed 25 pts. few accurate questions 5 pts. did not work on your part of the project 5pts. Major spelling and mechanical errors.
BATTLES OF WORLD WAR II Mapping Activity Project Supplies Needed Resources To be made Scissors Chromebooks Map legend (key) Colored pencils Atlases Map of Europe and N. Africa Glue stick/glue Map of Pacific Region Poster sized paper (1) DIRECTIONS: Read, discuss and follow the directions very carefully. Follow the steps in order do NOT Skip around! 2. Cut out a legend from a blank sheet of paper. 3. On the poster put your name and class period. Glue both sets of maps and the legend on the poster. 4. Label maps: Europe Pacific 5. Color the legend accordingly: Axis Powers green Allied Powers red Axis controlled countries purple Neutral countries light brown Japanese Empire 1942 pink Allied victories yellow (create a victory symbol) Axis victories orange (create a victory symbol) Allied Advances red Axis Advances green Atomic Bomb red and yellow stripe 6. Define/identify all boldfaced words for the four readings (on a separate sheet of paper)
THE AXIS POWERS MAKE EARLY GAINS: 1939-1941 Two days after Hitler ordered his armies into Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. The British and French thus ended their policy of appeasement that for five years had enabled Hitler to seize territory in Eastern Europe without opposition. But before the British and French could send help to Poland, the German blitzkrieg overran the country with tanks, infantrymen, dive-bombers, and other aircraft. After the fall of Poland, the German war machine swept through northern and Western Europe. Denmark and Norway surrendered then Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Allied forces in France found themselves in a desperate situation. With German armies closing in, the Allies retreated to Dunkirk a port city along the northern coast of France. From there, more than 300,000 British, French and Belgian troops managed to escape across the English Channel to Great Britain. Benito Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, announced that his country would never give up. Soon afterward, France surrendered. Great Britain was the only remaining Allied nation in Western Europe. In July 1940, the Luftwaffe the German air force began bombing British airfields and ports. Hitler hoped to force the British to surrender. But the Prime Minister Winston Churchill vowed that his country would never surrender. Britain s Royal Air Force (RAF) though outnumbered had better planes and pilots. Month after month, the Luftwaffe carried on a massive aerial bombardment. Nightly raids were made on London and other cities. Yet the British kept up a determined resistance. The RAF shot down more than 2,000 German plans and forced Hitler to abandon his plan of capturing the British Isle. The Battle of Britain, as it came to be known, was one of the turning points of World War II. Not only was Great Britain saved, but the British showed that the Luftwaffe could be defeated. Meanwhile, the Germans and Italian gained new territories in Eastern Europe and Africa. Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia joined the Axis Powers. Hitler sent the Afrika Korps, a highly motorized and heavily equipped army under General Erwin Rommel, to help the Italians seize lands in North Africa, then, in the summer of 1941, 3 million Axis troops invaded Russia. Hitler expected a quick victory that would give him control over Russia s vast supplies of food, petroleum and other raw materials. But as the Russians retreated, they burned or destroyed their own factories, dams, railroads, food supplies and other resources in order to prevent them from falling into German hands. On the map of Europe and North Africa: 1. Locate and label in CAPITAL LETTERS (CP), GERMANY and ITALY the leading Axis Powers in Europe. Color them according to the legend *Print Hitler inside of Germany. *Print Mussolini inside of Italy. *Label in (CP) GREAT BRITAIN and RUSSIA, the 2 major Allied Powers in Europe that the Germans failed to capture. Color according to the legend *Label (CP) and color (legend) the countries of Europe that remained neutral: PORTUGAL SPAIN SWITZERLAND IRELAND SWEDEN *Label (CP) and color (legend) the countries in Europe that were under Axis control by the summer of 1941: AUSTRIA THE NETHERLANDS ALBANIA CZECHOSOLOVAKI FRANCE GREECE POLAND HUNGARY LATVIA DENMARK BULGARIA ESTONIA NORWAY YUGOSLAVIA FINLAND ROMANIA LITHUANIA BELGIUM
*Label (CP) and color light blue the following bodies of water: ARCTIC OCEAN MEDITERRANEAN SEA BALTIC SEA BLACK SEA NORTH SEA ATLANTIC OCEAN *Draw in color an arrow (legend) to show an Axis advanced starting in Germany and extending into Poland. 9. Draw in color (legend) an Allied victory symbol next to London. Print 1940 41 Battle of Britain next to the symbol 10. Draw in color (legend) an arrow to show an Axis advance starting from Germany and extending into Russia. Print 1941: Germany attacks Russia next to the line. AMERICA ENTERS THE WAR: 1941 When World War II began in 1939, the United States remained neutral. But German victories in Europe soon convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt that the Untied States should start sending war materials to the Allies. He wanted America to become the arsenal of democracy. Congress responded by passing the Lend Lease Act in 1941. It provided the Allies, especially Great Britain and Russia with more than $50 million worth of arms, food, and other supplies. American and British ships helped transport these goods across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. German submarines, or U boats, constantly harassed Allied shipping lanes throughout the war. Eventually, the Allies were able to destroy more U boats than were able to sink Allied ships. Some of the Lend Lease aid went to China, which had come under the attack of Japan in 1937. When the Japanese occupied Indochina in 1940, the United States stopped shipping gasoline, iron, steel, and other materials that might help Japan s armed forces. Relations between the United States and Japan grew steadily worse. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese suddenly struck the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The secret raid was carried out by a fleet of 33 ships and more than 300 warplanes. More than 3,000 Americans were killed or wounded. The U.S. Pacific Fleet was dealt a crippling blow. President Roosevelt called December 7, a date which will live in infamy. He asked Congress to declare war on Japan, and the declaration was quickly approved. Germany and Italy then declared war on the United States. Congress responded by declaring war on Germany and Italy. On the Map of Europe and North Africa: 1. Draw an arrow in black starting from the Atlantic Ocean and pointed towards Great Britain. Next to the line, print 1941 45 Lend Lease Supply lines attacked. On the map of the Pacific Region : 1. Label (CP) the following INDIAN OCEAN ALASKA CORAL SEA CHINA GUAM PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AUSTRALIA IWO JIMA JAPAN MIDWAY ISLANDS CANADA SOVIET UNION KOREA UNITED STATES PACIFIC OCEAN GUADALCANAL HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FORMOSA (Taiwan) NEW GUINEA 2. Color all dotted lands according to the legend showing Japanese Empire 1942. 3. Color the U.S. an Allied Power according to the legend. 4. Locate the Hawaiian Islands and print next to them: Dec. 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
5. Color all bodies of water light blue. 6. Color all other countries in colors of your choice (Make sure you do NOT use any colors from the legend). THE ALLIES DEFEAT THE AXIS POWERS IN NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPE: 1941 1945 The tide of war turned in favor of the Allies late in 1941. German armies that had swept into Russia became bogged down in the mud, snow, and bitter cold of the winter season. They failed to capture Moscow and Stalingrad. A Russian counter offensive forced them to retreat. American and British troops ended Axis resistance in North Africa during 1942 and 1943. Hitler had hoped to seize Egypt in order to control the Suez Canal and gain access to oil fields in the Middle East. But Rommel s Afrika Korps were caught between two Allied Armies. A British force, commanded by General Bernard L. Montgomery, pushed the Germans and Italians westward from Egypt. A second Allied army under the command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower of the U.S. advanced eastward from Algeria and Morocco. The Allies won decisive battles at El Alamein Egypt and in the country of Tunisia. After their victories in North Africa, the Allies crossed the Mediterranean Sea and attacked Italy. Political pressure in Italy led Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to resign. The new Italian government surrendered, but the Germans continued to defend the country. The Allies fought their way up the Peninsula and captured the cities of Naples, Rome, and Florence. Meanwhile, back in Great Britain, the Allies were ready to launch a great invasion across the English Channel to the northern coast of France. President Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill selected General Eisenhower as supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. The Allies had 3 million men, 16 million tons of weapons and supplies, 9,000 boats of various sizes, and 11,000 aircraft. Eisenhower s men landed on the Normandy coast of France on D Day, June 6, 1944. In the months that followed the Allies drove through France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The Germans launched a fierce counter attack, but were defeated at the Battle of the Bulge. Next, the Allies pushed forward into Germany. The Russian army by this time had fought its way through Poland and into Germany from the east. The Germans realized their position was hopeless, and surrendered on May 8, 1945. In the final days of the war in Europe, Italians who supported the Allies captured Mussolini and executed him. In Germany, Hitler committed suicide. On the map of Europe and North Africa: 1. Draw in color an Allied victory symbol (legend) at Moscow and Stalingrad to show Russian victories against the invading German army. 2. Draw in color an Allied victory symbol (legend) at El Alamein. 3. Draw in color 2 Allied advance arrows (see legend): Starting at Morocco to Tunisia Starting at Morocco to Libya 4. Draw in color (legend) an Allied victory symbol in Tunisia. Print next to it: 1943 5. Draw in color an Allied advanced arrow (legend) starting at Tunisia, go across the Mediterranean Sea to Sicily and then up to Italy. Next to the arrow print: 1944 Italy surrenders 6. Draw in color (legend) an Allied victory symbols at: Naples, Rome, and Florence, Italy. 7. In Northern France print: D Day June 6, 1944. 8. Draw in color an Allied advance arrow (legend) starting in northern France and ending in the middle of Germany draw in color an Allied victory symbol (legend) where the arrow ends. 9. Draw in color (legend) an Allied advance arrow starting near Moscow, continuing through Poland and ending in the middle of Germany. (It should be pointing at the arrow you drew in step 8 )
10. Where the arrows from step 8 and 9 meet, print: May 8, 1945 Germany surrenders. THE U.S. DEFEATS JAPAN IN THE PACIFIC REGION: 1942 1945 In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese added new lands to their empire. By the spring of 1942, Japan controlled a vast area that included Korea, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, the Philippine Islands, part of China, and hundreds of island stretching from Alaska to Australia. The United States was finally able to halt Japan in May and June of 1942. The Battle of the Coral Sea, in which planes based on aircraft carriers did all of the fighting, prevented a Japanese invasion of Australia. The Battle of Midway removed the threat of another attack on Hawaii. These American victories proved to be the turning point of the war in the Pacific. The United States then adopted an island hopping strategy for pushing the enemy back toward Japan. The idea was to capture key islands, one after another until Japan came within range of American Bombers. The plan eventually succeeded but only after a long and difficult struggle. Japanese soldiers believed in fighting to the death. During the last year of the war, the enemy started using kamikazes or suicide planes. Pilots would deliberately crash their bomb laden planes into American warships. Gradually, however, U.S. forces achieved their objective. Important victories were won at battles of Guadalcanal (1942), Tarawa (1943), Kwajalein, Saipan, Guam, and Leyte Gulf (1944), and Iwo Jima and Okinawa (1945). The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest air sea engagement in history. American forces destroyed much of the Japanese main fleet. General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Allied Commander in the Southwest Pacific, was then able to recapture the Philippines, Two and a half years earlier, MacArthur had been driven from the islands by the Japanese. At that time, he made a pledge I shall return. He kept his promise. The conquest of the Philippines and the subsequent victories at Iwo Jima and Okinawa brought the U.S. forces within a few hundred miles of the Japanese mainland. President Roosevelt died in April 1945, soon after beginning his fourth term. Vice President Harry C. Truman succeeded him. Truman directed the final assault on Japan. Plans were drawn up to invade the Japanese Island. But before an invasion was approved, Allied scientists informed President Truman that they had developed a powerful atomic bomb. The Allies asked the Japanese to surrender and accept a fair peace settlement. When they refused, two atomic bombs were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. More than 100,000 people were killed. The government of Japan then decided to give up the fight. World War II came to an end on September 2, 1945 On the map of the Pacific Region: 1. Draw in color an Allied victory symbol at Midway Island and in the Coral Sea. Next to each, print 1942 turning point of the war 2. Show the Allied island hopping campaign by drawing in color (legend) Allied advance arrows to the following locations: From the Hawaiian Islands to Midway Islands From the Hawaiian Islands to Guam From Guam to Iwo Jima From Guam to Okinawa
From the Hawaiian Islands to New Guinea by going through Guadalcanal From New Guinea to Philippine Islands From the Philippine Islands to Formosa 3. Draw in color (legend) Allied victory symbols and their dates at the following locations: Guadalcanal 1942 Saipan 1944 Guam 1944 Iwo Jima 1945 Okinawa 1945 4. Locate and label: Hiroshima and Nagasaki Draw in color (legend) Atomic bomb symbol at both cities Next to them print: World War II ends Sept. 2, 1945 Points for this Project: To earn the full 100pts possible you must have labeled accurately all of the indicated locations and included TODALS on all of the maps. All of the vocabulary must be defined on a separate sheet as well. Points will be reduced for mislabeled locations or missing labels. Points will also be reduced for missing TODALS parts and missing vocabulary.this will be done at a rate of 1pt for each error.
World War II Trading Cards Project Sheet This project is meant to make learning about WWII a little more fun. You ve all seen trading cards of some sort in you lives. Trading cards have been around for a long time, whether in the form of sports cards, or some other type. They usually appear in a standard format: picture on the front, information on the back. Assignment: Your assignment will be to make 10 quality WWII trading cards. There are a few guidelines that you should keep in mind while working on the project. 1. One card must be about something political during or leading up to WWII, one card must be about something on the home front during WWII, one card must be about a battle of WWII, one must be about the Pacific front, one card must be about the European front and one must be something negative from WWII. The remaining cards can come from any of those subjects. 2. Only 3 cards can be about a person who had an important role in WWII. Other cards must be about important events or things. If you are not sure about the subject of a card, please ask! It is always smart to ask before you start a project if you are unsure. 3. The front of the card should be a drawing or a photocopied picture. Also, there should be a title on the front that describes what the subject of the card will be. 4. On the back should be information about the subject of your card. If your card is about a person then you should tell who the person is and how they relate to one of the aspects of WWII. If your card is about an event or thing, then the back should discuss the event or describe the thing and how it relates to one of the aspects. The back of the trading card should tell not only about the subject, but also why it is important. 5. Cards should be no smaller than 3 x 5, 4 x 6 seems to be a good size remember you want to be complete and neat, so you want your information to fit on the card. Cards can be lager, but not much. 6. The cards should be packaged like trading cars. There needs to be a wrapper and a title for your group of cards. The quality of your packaging will influence your creativity grade.
Trading Card Rubric Grading of the trading cards will be based on the following: 1. Quality of subject picked for each card. Did you pick an important person, event or thing? Were the subjects worthy of having a trading card made of them? Where you creative in the subjects you picked? / 10 points 2. Information on the back of each card. Did you tell about your subject and why it s important to our study of WWII? Did you include specific facts to back up your stance? / 80 points 3. Neatness This will really count. 3 x 5 is as small as you can go and that is not very big. Therefore, you will want to be sure that what you do put on the card is arranged in a very neat fashion. Make it so that the person who is looking at the card will know exactly what the subject is. / 5 points 4. Creativity Did you add any special creative touches to your project, like card numbering, trivia questions, etc.? / 5 points ** Remember to follow all the instructions on this sheet. If you need any ideas or advice please don t hesitate to ask.