1. Major Causes of World War II
Directions:
Describe the four
major
causes of World War II and explain how you think each contributed
to the outbreak of the war.
Treaty of Versailles
Hitler's Actions
Failure of Appeasement Failure of the League of Nations
Download and print the major causes of World War II by clicking the image above
2. The Holocaust
Directions:
Use the links (in bold) to answer the following questions:
1. What was the
Kristalnacht?
2. Briefly describe the story of the ship
St.
Louis
and the passengers on it.
3. What were the
Nuremberg Laws?
4. What were the
Einsatzgruppen?
5. What happened at the
Wannsee Conference?
6. Use the
Holocaust Statistics
to answer the following:
·
What percentage of the Jews living in Poland were killed in the Holocaust?
·
How many Jews were killed in Poland, the USSR and Hungary combined?
7.
Directions:
View some
examples of the student art work
and/or student poetry. Then create your own picture and/or poem
3. Truman's Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb
Background:
The Internet sites above (just click on the images) offer opinions which examine
the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. Many people believe that the use
of these weapons was appropriate. To these men and women, the dropping of atomic
bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was crucial in bringing about an
end to World War II. However, there is a deep division among scholars over
whether these attacks were necessary. Read the
pros and cons of dropping the bomb and then complete the
assignment below:
Assignment:
Evaluate the arguments presented in the links above, and develop an essay which
addresses the following question:
Do you agree that it was necessary to drop the atomic bomb on Japan? Why or why
not? Explain.