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    World War 2 - Background Information Web Quest

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    The document provides background information on World War 2 in December 1941 from an American perspective. At this point, the war had been raging in Europe for years but was starting to spread elsewhere. The document poses questions about whether the U.S. should get involved in such a costly war. It then provides a list of questions for the reader to research the key causes, events, leaders and countries involved in World War 2 using the given web links.

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    World War 2 – Background Information Web Quest

    Read the following premise:

    It is December 6, 1941. The United States is beginning to emerge from the Great
    Depression and war is raging in Europe. Every day you hear the reports of how it is
    spreading to other parts of the world. You have heard of the Nazi atrocities, but it all
    seems so far away. Is war the best thing for the nation? Should the U.S. get involved
    with such a costly effort?

    Use the links at the bottom of the page to answer the following questions:
    1. List 3 causes of World War II.
    2. What were the political conditions in Europe in 1940? What countries were at
    war?
    3. Why did the United States become involved in the war? What was date that the U.
    S. entered the war?
    4. Who were the three main AXIS powers? Who were the three main ALLIES?
    5. What was the Maginot line?
    6. Who were the Big Three (leaders) who set overall Allied strategy?
    7. What was D-Day?
    8. Explain what role the following people played in WWII:
    a. Joseph Stalin
    b. Benito Mussolini
    c. Adolf Hitler
    d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
    e. Winston Churchill
    f. Hideki Tojo
    g. Dwight D. Eisenhower
    h. George Patton
    i. Harry S. Truman
    j. Douglas MacArthur

    http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/
    http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/axis.htm
    http://www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm
    http://www.cyberlearning-world.com/lessons/ushistory/ww2/europeantheater.htm
    http://www.teacheroz.com/WWIIcauses.htm
    http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/political-leaders-of-world-war-two/
    http://www.mooresmarauders.org/allies_and_axis_powers_wwii.htm
    http://library.thinkquest.org/17573/leaders.htm

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