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WORLD WAR TWO WEB QUEST

DIRECTIONS

READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY.  THEN USE THE LINK OR CONDUCT YOUR OWN RESEARCH TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.  YOU MUST LIST ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS IN GOOGLE DOCUMENTS.  MAKE SURE YOU SAVE IT AS WW2 WEB QUEST WITH YOUR NAME AND PERIOD.  THEN SHARE IT WITH ME WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED. 
European Theater – Battles
You must provide the date and a general description or summary of the event.  You must conduct an internet search.  Write your answers in your own words. 

1939-1942                   Date                                              Description / Summary

 Invasion of Poland
   
Battle of Britain
  
Lend-Lease Act & Atlantic Charter
  
Pearl Harbor
  
Battle of Stalingrad
 
1943-1945                   Date                                              Description / Summary

Operation Overlord (D-Day)
  
Liberation of Paris
  
Battle of the Bulge
  
European Theatre – People & Events

Omar Bradley
WWII Summary
After WWII Summary
 
Dwight Eisenhower
  
Charles De Gaulle
   
Bernard Law Montgomery
  
Erwin Rommel
 
 George S. Patton
 
D-day –   
  • What does the D mean in D-Day?
  
  • Who was Andrew Jackson Higgans and what did he do?
  
  • How many men were involved in the D-Day landings?
  

PACIFIC THEATER
Click on the the  Advance of Japan –  to answer the questions below:

  • When does Japan invade China?  French Indochina?
 
  • What’s happening in Europe at this time?
   
 Pacific Theater – Battles

  • Saipan
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf
  • Philippines Campaign
  • Iwo Jima
  • Okinawa
 
Pacific Theater – People

Provide BRIEF Background Information on each person listed below:
 
Emperor Hirohito
   
General Douglas MacArthur
  
Admiral Chester Nimitz
  
Bataan Death March
 
What was the Bataan Death March? Click here
 
How were POWs prepared for life in the camp?
  
Rescuers of Bataan
Click here to answer the questions below:
Who was Henry Mucci?
Why was Mucci so tough during training?
What was his unit training to do?

Pacific Theatre – Events                                          Answer or Summarize the Following:
  
Koyu Shiroma and the Battle of Saipan
 
 
Masayuki Shimada and the Kamikaze Attack on Okinawa
Who is Shimada and what did he do?
What Eventually Happened to Mr. Shimada?
 
Operation Downfall, the U.S. Plan to Invade Japan
Description of the Phases:
Casualty Numbers & Japanese Defense:
 
Firebombing of Tokyo
How were the Allies able to reach Tokyo?
What were the bombers ordered to destroy?
What was the damage?
  


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  • Home Page
    • PHS - The Cold War webquest >
      • Cold War timeline
    • French Revolution- Story
    • Supply & Demand Web Quest
    • American Revolution
    • Grading
    • Goal Setting
    • Professional Dress Days
    • Classroom Rules
    • U.S History
    • Geography and History of the World
    • Notes U.S History
    • Daily Work U.S History
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      • Econ Notes
    • Geography Daily Work
    • WW2 Web Quest
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  • Korean War Web Quest
  • Web Quest Cultural Hearths
  • Super Hero Web Quest
  • Age of Exploration
  • U.S Constitution Web quest
  • 8th Grade Social Studies
  • U.S Constitutional Convention
  • Middle Ages Quest