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WORLD WAR II

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Henry Blume's The Rock, 1948
Analysis of "The Rock"

World War II PowerPoints

WWII Part 1
WWII Part 2
The Origins of the Nazi Party
Read the article from History Today and respond to the blog post. 
"The 'Hitler Myth'" by Ian Kershaw
The Power of Hitler Blog Post

The Rising Tide Introduction

The Rising Tide Introducation
WWII Maps
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WWII Europe Map 1
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WWI Europe Map 2
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WWII Pacific Map
The War in the Pacific Reading
For all the reading assignments below use this link to the textbook.
Enduring Vision Textbook

The Homefront and Mobilization

Detroit the "Arsenal of Democracy"
A Bomber an Hour Website
War Ration Book 1
Homefront Documentary
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Operation Overlord
Read the article "Operation Overlord" below and complete the guided reading.
Operation Overlord
World War II Animated Maps
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The Soldier's Life
Use the link and chart below to read your assigned article from Ernie Pyle's catalog of World War II Correspondence.  
After you have read the article, write a one notecard-sized description of the scene/event/characters described in the article and what that experience taught you about the war and the lives of soldiers that fought in it.
Ernie Pyle Articles

Primary and Secondary Resources

George Takei Ted Talk
Japanese Internment
Hitler's Last Days
Hitler's Bunker

The Bombing of Japan.

Atomic Bomb Reading 1
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The Atomic Bomb Video
The Fall of Imperial Japan Photo Essay

Practice WWII DBQ

The Bomb DBQ
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