Power Point Lesson: World War II

1. Power Point Lesson:World War II By Christi Bohrer Rachel Amburgey Justin Stringfield

2. World War II Power Point Technology Project For Dr. Helms ED 639.01

3. World War II Lesson This power point lesson is geared towards teaching ninth grade World Studies in accordance with the eight Ohio education standards.

4. Table of Contents Standards with Websites & Activities • History • People in Societies • Geography • Economics • Government • Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities • Social Studies Skills & Methods • Science, Technology, & Society

5. History AXISALLIES Germany USA Italy Britain Japan Soviet Union

6. History Axis LeadersAllied Powers Adolf Hitler Franklin D. Roosevelt Benito Mussolini Harry Truman Hideki Tojo Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin

7. History Timeline • Dictators take power 1926 – 1934 • Germany, Italy, Japan sign pacts 1936 • Germany invades Poland while France & Britain declare war on Germany 1939 • Germany conquers France 1940 • US enters war after Pearl Harbor attack 1941

8. History Timeline Continued… • Nazi Death Camps in full operation 1942 • Allies invade Normandy/D-day June 6, 1944 • Germans surrender after Hitler suicide May 7, 1945 • US drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki August 6, 1945 & August 9, 1945 • Japan surrenders August 14, 1945

9. History Activities • Develop worksheet over historic people & allegiances • Construct a timeline of famous battles • Quiz over events • Group presentations over specific events • Movie scenes from Pearl Harbor & Saving Private Ryan

10. History Websites • http//www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm Historical Info Website • http//www.wwiimemorial.com/ - 23k WWII Memorial website • http//www.ibiblio.org/pha/ - 17k Informational Website • http//www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm - 44k Informational Website • http//history.acusd.edu/cdr2/WW2Pics/81522.GIF History

11. People in Societies Holocaust • Genocide = systematic extermination of people • Heinrich Himler & the SS • 5-6 millions Jewish people killed • Auschwitz = main death camp

12. People in Societies Japanese Interment • 1942 – 1945 • Over 120,000 Japanese Americans involved • Started by executive order 9066

13. People in Societies Activities • Read the Diary of Anne Frank • Class discussion of Holocaust • Reports on individual Concentration Camps • Critical thinking essay about Japanese Interment • Scenes from Schindler’s List movie

14. People in Societies Websites • http//www.ushmm.org/ - 2k US Holocaust Memorial Website • http//www.holocaust-history.org/ History of the Holocaust • http//www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html Historyplace Website • http//www.history1900s.about.com/ library/holocaust/blholocaust.htm History of the 1900’s • http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8420/main.html Japanese American Interment

15. Geography Contribution to Conflict • Japan’s need for natural resources • Language and cultural differences • New technology to overcome geography

16. Geography • Map of Europe/Asia

17. Geography Activities • Map quiz over Europe • Worksheet over battle sites • Reports on technological inventions that aided in warfare • Oral presentations over countries involved • Worksheet on natural resources of each country involved

18. Geography Websites • http//www.yourchildlearns.com/europe_map.htm Your Child Learns Website • http//history.acusd.edu/cdr2/WW2Pics/81522.GIF European Maps • http//www.au.af.mil/au/aul/maps/ww2maps.htmWWII Theaters • http://www.ww2dday.com/index.asp WWII Maps • http://www.historylink101.com/1/world_war_II/maps.htm WWII Maps Website

19. Economics Economic Systems of the Axis & the Allies • Capitalism (US & Great Britain) • Communism (Soviet Union) • Totalitarianism (Italy, Japan, & Germany)

20. Economics German Economic Problems • Unemployment • National Debt • Hyperinflation • 1914 4.2 marks = $1.00 • 1923 130 billion marks = $1.00

21. Economics Activities • Critical thinking essay on economy • Worksheet on causes of German Depression • Exercise showing what hyperinflation rate would do to common prices today • Presentation over specific economic polocies like the lend/lease act • Compare & Contrast depression to the United States

22. Economics Websites • http//histclo.hispeed.com/essay/war/ww2/ww2-eco.html - 23k World War II Economics • http//www.johndclare.net// Economics • http//www.encyclopedia.com/html/ section/economics_ World War II Economic Structure • http//www.infoplease.com/ce6/bus/A0857887.html Economic Structures • http//www.ddaymuseum.org/education_historyintro.html World War II Economics

23. Government Government of the Axis • Military Dictatorship • Germany, Italy, & Japan

24. Government Government of the Allies • Presidential Democracy (USA) • Parliamentary Democracy (Britain)

25. Government Government of the Allies • Presidential Democracy (USA) • Parliamentary Democracy (Britain) • Dictatorship (USSR)

26. Government Activities • Critical thinking essay about which form of government & why • Discuss isolationist point of view • Worksheet over countries & their forms of government • Exercise over various alliances • Debate over positives & negatives of alliances

27. Government Websites • http//www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/wwii-posters/ War Bond Posters • http//www.japan-guide.com/e/e2129.html Government During WWII • http//www.besthistorysites.net/WWII.shtml Government History site • http//www.foitimes.com/internment/ Japanese Government • http//www.historywiz.com/worldwartwo.htm World Economy During WWII

28. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Citizen Participation Axis VS. Allies

29. Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Propaganda from all Sides • Anti-Jewish rhetoric • War bonds / Rosie the Riveter

30. Citizenship Rights & ResponsibilitiesActivities • Make your own propaganda poster • Essay about YOUR role in government • WWII propaganda film • Pick 3 examples of modern propaganda • Discussion about civil rights in each country

31. Citizenship Rights & ResponsibilitiesWebsites • http://www.historywiz.com/worldwartwo.htm Propaganda posters • http//www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/wwii-posters • http//www.encyclopedia.com/html/ section/economics • http//histclo.hispeed.com/essay/war/ww2/ww2-eco.html • http://www.historylink101.com/1/world_war_II/htm

32. Social Studies Skills & Methods What to look for… • What is primary • What is secondary • Credibility • Reliability

33. Social Studies Skills & Methods Diary of Anne Frank • Primary VS. secondary source • Bias • Reliability • Credibility

34. Social Studies Skills & MethodsActivities • Read the Diary of Anne Frank • Find bias in current media forms exercise • Interview a person from WWII • Write a one page paper about interview • Write short paper about accountability/reliability of Anne Frank

35. Social Studies Skills & MethodsWebsites • http//www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm - 44k European History Information • http//www.besthistorysites.net/WWII.shtml Pearl Harbor Website • http//www.encyclopedia.com/html/ section/economics Economics • http//www.japan-guide.com/e/e2129.html Japanese Guide to WWII • http//www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/collections/wwii-posters Posters from WWII

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