Introduction
You are a teenager living in the United States during World War II. You read the newspapers and hear the radio broadcasts, but it is hard to make sense of this war that involves so many countries and people. This webquest will take you back to the Home Front of the 1940's to learn what it was like to grow up during this turbulent time. Click the "TASK" link to begin.
Task
Task:
Please create a Word document, MLA Format. See the following video to review how to set it up:
The title for your assignment is "WWII Webquest." Please label the first section "Background Information" type number 1. Click the process tab to get started. Record all of your answers on the word document.
Process
Use the links below to answer the following questions:
1. List 3 causes of World War II.
2. What were the political conditions in Europe in 1940? What countries were at war?
3. Why did the United States become involved in the war? What was date that the U. S. entered the war?
4. Who were the three main AXIS powers? Who were the three main ALLIES?
5. What was the Maginot line?
6. Who were the Big Three (leaders) who set overall Allied strategy?
7. What was D-Day?
8. Explain what role the following people played in WWII:
a. Joseph Stalin
b. Benito Mussolini
c. Adolf Hitler
d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
e. Winston Churchill
f. Hideki Tojo
g. Dwight D. Eisenhower
h. George Patton
i. Harry S. Truman
j. Douglas MacArthur
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm
http://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIcauses.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/political_leaders_of_world_war_t.htm