America in World War II

19 April 2011

AGF

The March of War

Adolf Hitler Head of Socialist Party in

Germany Nominated for Candidacy

1932 Rise to Power

1939 Invasion of Poland

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH0Et56Hxt4

America Enters War America and Japan at

Peace, or so we thought…

Japan unhappy with America’s aid with British resupply

Japan’s attempt to cripple US Pacific Fleet…

… Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor Schematics

FDR Responds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doeSHfzwp7k

Operation Overlord D-Day June 6, 1944 American invasion on the

beaches of Normandy, France

D-Day Footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4UoQNHfP

Q8

Map of War in Europe 1940-

1945

Allied Forces Allied Occupation

Axis Forces Axis Occupation

WEBQUEST! Pick a group of 4

There will be four roles for each person in the group:

Civilian Soldier General Leader

Choose a Battle to research and present to the class

Follow instructions on the webpage for the web quest

http://questgarden.com/109/09/0/101006073215/index.htm

In order to find..

… all materials used in this presentation and further materials that will be useful for the WebQuest and other study purposes, visit the class Jottit site at:

http://americanhistory101.jottit.com/