Essential Question

Was the road to World War II inevitable? What were the main forces behind the war? Who was all affected by this world war?

Years After World War I – Hitler and leading up to World War II

Axis vs. Allied Powers and Their Leaders

Japanese and Pearl Harbor, FDR brings US into WW II, American Reaction, and Propaganda

Hitler’s Nazi Germany, Hitler’s “perfect” society, and the Holocaust

Book: Diary of Anne Frank and project

D-Day, US in WW II, Beyond Band of Brothers, Brothers in Battle: Best of Friends

Local Thomasville History - Agonies of Enjoyment by William Russell Raiford

Writing Activity – What have you learned so far?

World War II Coming to an End

Answering our Essential Question – The Five W’s of World War II

World War II Unit Foldable

• You’ll need: Red, White, and Blue construction paper

• World Map to glue to the front cover• 5 W’s Graphic Organizer• Insider Cover will be your Table of Contents

Years after World War I:Setting the Stage

• What did the Germans have to do after World War I, and what were their reactions to it.

• What were the people of the United States going through during this time.

• Hitler’s Rise to Power• The Outbreak of War

Axis vs. Allied – Power and Leaders

• Roosevelt and Truman• Stalin• Churchill• Hirohito• Mussolini• Hitler

Hitler’s Nazi Germany

• Hitler’s “perfect” society• Hitler Youth• Typical German citizen

• The Holocaust

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

• Why this book?• Connecting the pieces – real life example of

Jewish families living under Hitler’s Nazi regime

• Writing Project

Japanese and Pearl Harbor

FDR Brings US into World War II

• Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?

• Why did FDR declare war and enter into WW II

• Be ready to learn about some local veterans and other famous soldiers

D-Day • Date: June 6, 1944• Location: Normandy, France

What were Americans doing then? Did their attitudes change?

• Women and the War – “Rosie the Riveter”

• African-Americans – “Tuskegee Airmen”

The Use of Propaganda

The Use of Propaganda

• What do you think they wanted Americans to get from seeing these posters?

• Do you know of any modern-day propaganda that’s used to get your attention?

• Writing Activity – Think of the ways Americans were being told about the war, and write a paragraph about what you would feel if you were alive at this time.

Beyond Band of BrothersThe War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

• Introducing Major Dick Winters• His biography• Career in the military• What happened to Major

Winters in World War II

Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends

• Introduce William “Wild Bill” Guarnere and Edward “Babe” Heffron

• Their biography• Military Involvement

• Writing Project – Write a letterto these two men thanking them for their service

Local Thomasville HistoryWorld War II Veteran

• Agonies of Enjoyment by William Russell Raiford

• Biography• Life of William Russell Raiford

• Writing Project – Tell Mr. Raiford what all you have learned about him and World War II

Group Work Day

• Work on Foldable• Ask any questions over material that you do

not understand so far• Be ready to get a research project!

World War II Coming to an End

• VE Day• Island Hopping• VJ Day

- Truman’s Atomic Bomb decision- Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Wrap It Up!Directions: Get into groups of 2 – 3 and use your notes from the last two weeks in order to completely this study guide.

When you are done please cut and glue this study guide onto the back page of your World War Two foldable.

Points to Remember:1.) Use key terms to complete the guide.2.) Make sure to answer the essential question by using the 5 W’s.3.) This may or may not be available to you to use on your test, so be creative with your answers!

GOOD LUCK!

Essential Question

Was the road to World War II inevitable? What were the main forces behind the war? Who was all affected by this world war?

References and Texts UsedCarruthers, Bob, and Simon Trew. Servants of Evil: New First-hand Accounts of

the Second World War from the Survivors of Hitler's Armed Forces: Carlton, 2001. Print.

Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. New York: Bantam, 1967. Print.

Guarnere, William, Edward Heffron, and Robyn Post. Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story. New York: Berkley Caliber, 2007. Print.

Hall, Richard C. Consumed by War: European Conflict in the 20th Century. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, 2010. Print.

Raiford, William Russell. Agonies of Enjoyment: The Autobiography of William Russell Raiford. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2007. Print.

Smith, Jean Edward. FDR. New York: Random House, 2007. Print.Winters, Richard D., and Cole C. Kingseed. Beyond Band of Brothers: The War

Memoirs of Major Dick Winters. New York: Berkley Caliber, 2005. Print.