Major Dates in World War ll

Introduction

World War ll was a crucial part of our history and included the majority of the countries in our world. This was where we formed the two major alliances. It was also the war that had the highest body count regarding deaths; most of them were civilians. Your job in this project is to learn about the alliances, analyze the significant dates, describe which side of the alliances won the particular battles, and I also want you to do some research and see which country truly started this war. You will then choose which side of the alliance you want to be on and you will make a PowerPoint about the information you learned.

Task

In groups of 4, you will answer the following questions with information from the links attached and use the answers to make your PowerPoint. Each person in the group must put forth the effort. I suggest you designate one person to do a couple of slides each.

1. Name the 2 alliances and which countries were a part of each.

2. What was the thing that caused WWll?

3. How did Hitler come into power?

4. When and where did D-Day occur?

5. What was the Battle of Okinawa and which side succeeded?

6. What caused the Great Depression?

7. When was Pearl Harbor and what were the events that happened afterward?

8. Describe the importance of the Battle of the Bulge

9. Give the dates and names of cities where atomic bombs were dropped (and by who)

10. When did WWll end?

Process

The links below will help you with your research for all of the questions.

You are more than welcome to use other sites for your research but please ensure they are academic and peer-reviewed (if possible) resources, NOT Wikipedia.

-World War II: Causes and Timeline | A Complete Overview (homeworkjoy.com)

- Alliances and Expansions During World War II - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

-D-Day - Invasion, Facts & Significance - HISTORY

-Pearl Harbor: Attack, Casualties & Facts - HISTORY

-Battle of Okinawa | Map, Combatants, Facts, Casualties, & Outcome | Britannica

-Great Depression | Definition, History, Dates, Causes, Effects, & Facts | Britannica

-Battle of the Bulge - Definition, Dates & Who Won - HISTORY

Evaluation

Attached is the rubric for this project. Please make sure you look over this to ensure you are touching all the bases and that you do not miss out on any easy points.

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CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Background	Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card and is appropriate for the topic.	Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card.	Background does not detract from text or other graphics.	Background makes it difficult to see text or competes with other graphics on the page.
Content - Accuracy	All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.	Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate.	The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.	Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error.
Sequencing of Information	Information is organized in a clear, logical way. It is easy to anticipate the type of material that might be on the next card.	Most information is organized in a clear, logical way. One card or item of information seems out of place.	Some information is logically sequenced. An occasional card or item of information seems out of place.	There is no clear plan for the organization of information.
Cooperation	Group delegates tasks and shares responsibility effectively all of the time.	Group delegates tasks and shares responsibility effectively most of the time.	Group delegates tasks and shares responsibility effectively some of the time.	Group often is not effective in delegating tasks and/or sharing responsibility.
Effectiveness	Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic. It is a highly effective study guide.	Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lacking one or two key elements. It is an adequate study guide.	Project is missing more than two key elements. It would make an incomplete study guide.	Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies that make it a poor study guide.
Spelling and Grammar	Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.	Presentation has 1-2 grammatical errors but no misspellings.	Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.
Originality	Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way.	Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way.	Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 cards.	Presentation is a rehash of other people\'s ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.

Conclusion

After researching and creating your PowerPoint, I hope you have more understanding of the events that transpired during WWll and the key players in this war. This project also helps you understand how to work better in groups. After the project, we will do a game day with either Kahoot or Quizziz to ensure each member of their group played a part and paid attention. The group that wins, each member will get a homework pass.