RESEARCH PROJECT
Please answer the questions below. Your answers should be in paragraphs where appropriate, and should contain supporting evidence from your sources.
TIMELINE
Create a timeline for World War 2. Begin in November 1918 and conclude in 1947. Include all of the relevant events which took place in that period.
DEFINITIONS
Find definitions for the following...
Blitzkrieg
Treaty of Versailles
Weimar Republic
Munich Crisis
Pearl Harbour
U.S. Isolationism
Appeasement
Imperialism
Lebensraum
Final Solution
Kristalnacht
HUMAN COST
Establish how many people lost their lives or were permanently incapacitated during World War 2. Once you have done this, create a graph to illustrate your findings. This can be a pie or bar graph; you may create it on the computers.
GEOGRAPHY
On a world map, show the extent of the fighting in World War 2. Use different colours to represent countries that were part of the "Axis Powers" and the "Allied Powers".
Then on a second map choose one major campaign of World War 2 and illustrate it.
LEADERS
Choose two leaders, one figure from among the Axis Powers , and one from the Allied Powers . Write a page biography of each. Include details such as date of birth, nationality, education and career details. Include a picture of each. This does not count as part of your one page biography.
WEAPONS AND TECHNOLOGY
Choose one example of military technology. It could be an aircraft, ship, gun, tank or some of the more esoteric items such as Mulberry Harbours or inflatable decoys. Produce a poster, model or web page including such things as the design of your piece of technology, its uses and success or failure.
STRATEGY AND TACTICS
Choose one battle from the following list.
Battle of Britain
Siege of Stalingrad
D-Day
Battle of the Atlantic
Battle for the Ardennes
North African Campaign
Then using maps and text trace the progress and outcome of this battle. Discuss the tactics, battlefield, casualties and so on. Discuss its impact on the progress of the war.
LINKS
Imperial War Museum - the national museum of war and conflict
Temple of Internal Combustion - Aircraft
fighter aircraft of world war 2