WORLD WAR 2 PROJECT.

Dear Students
Happy New year 2020.
Welcome to another exciting project on WW2.

WORLD WAR 2 PROJECTS:

You as experts in just concluded Yr. 6 Topic on the WW2. You are required to think critically and pick any area shared from the list below and design a 2D or 3D or a performance project that will share a learning journey or discovery about World War 2.

Project areas:

1.       Design 2D/ Draw/ paint portraits or posters of either Axis or Allied leader or leaders of the WW2.

2.       Design 2D/Draw/ paint maps showing the Axis routes of attacks to Allies. or Allies routes of attack to the Axis.

3.       Draw 2D/ paint propaganda posters showing how Axis used them to cause war.

4.       Create a brochure using manila paper on any of these areas; Axis, Allied powers, Atomic bomb in Japan, Poland, Pearl Harbor, Causes of WW2, Effects of WW2,

5.       Create 3D models of main countries in Axis powers or Allied powers before and after the war, showing how wartime looked like and their effects.

6.  Using your knowledge of poetry writing, create and perform a play/ comedy/ skit/ poem/ song on WW2 ( focus on Axis, Allied, or both).

Important instructions:

1.       You will be required to work independently or in a group not exceeding four peers.

2.       Use the project rubric as an individual or group to score 25 points.

3.       The project will take one week to be completed.

4.       Your individual expert/ skills are needed at all times. SHARE EACH MEMBER'S ROLES / DUTY.
Examples; Title, sketching, drawing, coloring, writing/typing, sticking/gluing, printing, presenting, performing, play or skit roles. e.t.c

Project Rubric = 25 Points.

Enjoy Project time!!!

Wamurwa

Website on World War 2.

Dear Students,

Please this link to research and read more about the World war 2.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/


World War 2 Arabic Version;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEiS_WpFuc0

Read Adolf Hitler's Book Mein Kampf ( My Fight)

https://archive.org/details/meinkampf035176mbp/page/n13


https://archive.org/stream/meinkampf035176mbp/meinkampf035176mbp_djvu.txt


Watch a video on the Effects of the World War 2 on Children.

Enjoy

Wamurwa

The Holocaust

The Holocaust

What was it?

1. The Holocaust is one of the most terrible events in human history. 
2. It occurred during World War II when Hitler was leader of Germany. Six million Jewish people were murdered by the Nazis. 
3. This included as many as 1 million Jewish children. Millions of other people that Hitler didn't like were killed as well. 
4. This included Polish people, Catholics, Serbs, and handicapped people. It is thought that the Nazis murdered as many as 17 million innocent people.

A Jewish boy and mother being arrested
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Photo by Unknown

Why did Hitler and the Nazis do it?

Hitler hated Jewish people and blamed them for Germany losing World War I. He considered Jewish people to be less than human. Hitler also believed in the superiority of the Aryan race. He wanted to use Darwinism and breeding to create a race of perfect people.

Hitler wrote in his book Mein Kampf that when he became ruler he would rid Germany of all the Jews. Not many people believed he would really do this, but as soon as he became Chancellor he started his work against the Jews. He made laws that said Jews had no rights. Then he organized attacks on Jewish businesses and homes. On November 9, 1938 many Jewish homes and businesses were burnt down or vandalized. This night was called the Kristallnacht or "Night of Broken Glass".

Ghettos

During World War II when the Nazis would take over a city in Europe they would force all of the Jewish people into one area of town. This area was called a ghetto and was fenced in with barbed wire and guarded. There was little food, water, or medicine available. It was also very crowded with multiple families sometimes sharing a single room to live in.

Concentration Camps

All Jewish people were eventually to be brought to concentration camps. They were told they were relocating to a new and better place, but this was not the case. Concentration camps were like prison camps. People were forced to do hard labor. The weak were quickly killed or died of starvation. Some camps even had gas chambers. People would be led into the chambers in large groups only to be killed with poison gas. The concentration camps were horrible places.

Hiding

Many Jewish people hid from the Nazis during World War II. They would hide with non-Jewish families. Sometimes they would pretend to be a part of the family and sometimes they would hide in hidden rooms or in a basement or attic. Some were able to eventually escape across the border into a free country, but many hid for years sometimes in the same room.

Stories and Heroes of the Holocaust

There are many stories of Jewish people striving to survive during the Holocaust and the heroes who helped them. Here are a few:

Anne Frank's Diary - This diary tells the real life story of a young girl named Anne Frank. She and her family hid from the Nazis for two years before they were betrayed and captured. Anne died in a concentration camp, but her diary survived to tell her story.

Schindler's List - This movie tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who managed to save the lives of over one thousand Jewish people who worked in his factories. Note: this movie is R-rated and not for children.

The Hiding Place - This tells the true story of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch lady who helped to hide Jewish people from the Nazis. Corrie gets caught by a spy, however, and is sent to a concentration camp. Corrie survives the camp and is let free at the end of the war.

The War in Europe

Welcome students;

Learning objectives;

1. I will find out more facts why the world war 2 started.

2. I will understand why the war was slip between Axis and Allied

World War II

The War in Europe and the Pacific

World War II in Europe began when Hitler's Nazi Germany attacked Poland. Germany had allies such as Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. 
These European countries were part of the Axis Powers.

The countries that fought against Germany and the Axis Powers in Europe were called the Allied Powers. 
The main Allied Powers in Europe were Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and France. Later the United States would help in defeating Hitler.

British Tank fighting in Europe
Source: U.S. Army Center of Military History

Leading up to War

1. When Germany lost World War I they were forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles. 
2. This treaty not only took land from Germany, but required that they pay huge amounts of money in reparations to countries they had fought. 
3. As a result, the German economy did very poorly. 
4. The citizens of Germany were not only humiliated that they had lost World War I, but they were also poor and struggling. 
5. It was during this time that Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came into power. Hitler promised he would bring Germany back to power.

• Hitler was elected Chancellor of Germany in 1933. Soon he had made himself dictator. 
• Hitler said the country needed more land or "living space". First Hitler took over the country of Austria. Next, he took part of Czechoslovakia. 
• The other European countries didn't want war, so they didn't do anything. 
• Finally, when Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the other countries knew he would not stop. France and Great Britain declared war on Germany and World War II had begun.

German Troops Invade Poland
Source: National Archives

The War

• It was in April of 1940 when Germany went on the attack again. On April 9, 1940 Germany invaded Norway and Denmark. 
• Soon after that, they invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, and France.
• On June 22, 1940 Germany signed an agreement that gave them control of the Northern half of France.

• Up until this point in the war, the Soviet Union (Russia) had been allied with Germany. However, on June 22, 1941 Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Now the Soviet Union was on the side of the Allies.

The United States Enters the War

• The United States had stayed neutral during the war. They tried to help out the Allies, but did not want to enter the fighting.
•  However, on December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the US at Pearl Harbor ( US Navy base). The war in the Pacific in Hawaii.
• The US became a major power within the Allies Alliance.

Three Fronts

By 1941 Germany had control over much of mainland Europe. They had tried to take over Great Britain in 1940 with the Battle of Britain, but failed. Germany's army was stretched thin and was fighting on three fronts:

1. Eastern or Russian Front
2. Mediterranean Front and Africa
3. Western Front (France and Great Britain)

Celebration when Paris was liberated from Germany
Photo by Jack Downey

The Allies Start to Fight Back

In 1942 and 1943 the Allies began to fight back. The British Air Force began to bomb Germany, taking the war to German soil. The Allies also took control of northern Africa and then launched an attack on Italy forcing southern Italy to surrender. At the same time, the Russians defeated the German army on the Eastern Front and started to push them back towards Germany.

End of World War II in Europe

On June 6, 1944 the Allies attacked the Germans on the Western Front. This day is often called D-Day or the Invasion of Normandy. The Allies defeated the Germans and pushed them out of France. Germany then counterattacked and a great battle, called the Battle of the Bulge, was fought. Hundreds of thousands of US troops held the Germans back and the German army was finally defeated.

On May 7, 1945 Germany surrendered to the Western Allies. The next day the Allies celebrated victory. May 8th is called V-E day or "Victory in Europe" day.

The War in the Pacific



The Pacific theater of war included Japan, China, Korea, the Philippines, and many more islands and countries in Southeast Asia.

Japanese Battleships - Japan had a powerful navy
Photo by Unknown

Leading up to the War

• Japan wanted to become a strong country and a world leader. 
• However, because Japan was a small island country, they had to import many natural resources.
•  Some Japanese leaders felt they needed to gain more land by conquering other countries.
• In 1937 Japan invaded China. They wanted to dominate all of Southeast Asia. 
• They joined the Axis alliance with Germany and Italy in 1940 by signing the Tripartite Pact.
•  In 1941 a former General of the Army, Hideki Tojo, became Prime Minister of Japan. 
• He had been a strong supporter of Japan joining the Axis Powers. Now that he was Prime Minister, Tojo wanted Japan to attack the United States.

Pearl Harbor

• Although the US was trying to avoid getting involved in World War II, 
• Japan was worried that the US would try and stop them from taking over some countries in Southeast Asia. 
• They decided to attack the US Navy hoping they could sink enough ships to keep the US from ever attacking Japan.

• On December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the US Navy at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 
• They surprised the US and sunk many ships. 
• However, this attack did not have the effect the Japanese had hoped. 
• The US joined the Allies in World War II the next day.
•  The attack at Pearl Harbor united the Americans with the goal of defeating the Axis powers, and especially Japan.

The War

• The Japanese quickly took over much of Southeast Asia and were well on their way to dominance by 1942. 
• However, the US won a critical battle called the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942. 
• Badly outnumbered, the US Navy sunk four Japanese aircraft carriers and forced the Japanese to retreat.
•  Winning this battle gave the Americans cause for hope and was a turning point in the war in the Pacific.

• After the Battle of Midway the United States began to fight back against the Japanese. 
• They fought to take over strategic islands in the Pacific. 
• One of the first major battles was over the island of Guadalcanal. 
• After fierce fighting the US was able to take the island, but they learned that fighting the Japanese was not going to be easy. 
• There were many battles over islands in the South Pacific, these included Tarawa, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. Iwo Jima took 36 days of fighting to take the island. 
• Today a statue of marines raising a flag on the island of Iwo Jima serves as the Marine Corps Memorial in Washington DC.

The Atomic Bomb

Finally in 1945 the Japanese army had been pushed back to Japan. However, the Japanese would not surrender. American leaders felt that the only way to get Japan to surrender would be to invade the main island of Japan. However, they feared this would cost the lives of up to 1 million US soldiers.

Instead of invading, President Harry S. Truman decided to use a new weapon called the atomic bomb. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. It completely destroyed the city and killed thousands and thousands of people. Japan did not surrender.

 Another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. This time the Japanese decided to surrender.

Source: https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/ww2_in_europe.php