World+War+2

World War 2
- Adolph Hitler || (but Secretary of State Sumner Welles assured the French government they could keep their empire intact after the war ended.) || ||   || "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." - FDR || || - President Harry Truman.
 * [[image:http://mail.cfsnc.org/%7Erbittle/tokyofirebomb.jpg width="186" height="124"]] || At Gettysburg only one civilian was killed. 80,000 civilians were killed in Tokyo in a single night of fire bombing. ||  || [[image:http://mail.cfsnc.org/%7Erbittle/hitler1.jpg width="100" height="124"]] || "I said that I would one day take over the leadership of the state and with it that of the whole nation and that I would then among other things settle the Jewish problem."
 * The Atlantic Charter respected, "the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live." signed by FDR and Churchill
 * [[image:http://mail.cfsnc.org/%7Erbittle/hiroshima.jpg width="178" height="124"]] || "The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a military base. That was because we wished to avoid...insofar as possible, the killing of civilians."

(nearly 100,000 civilians were killed.) ||  ||  || "And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Just like I'd shoot a snake!" - General George S. Patton || To fight, to die, Tell me what for? Dear Lord, I'll fight, I do not fear, Germans or Japs; My fears are here. America!" -Draftee's Prayer appeared in a Negro newspaper in 1943 || ||   || "Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue." - Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz ||  ||
 * "Dear Lord, today I go to war:

Learning Center Project Guidelines:
World War II was the largest military conflict in human history and a watershed in American history. The United States emerged as a “superpower” on the world stage as a result of this war. In approximately one month from now, the Middle School will be transformed, for a week, into a museum of World War II history. To study this central event in twentieth-century history, each American History student will create a “learning center” that will help others investigate and learn about one aspect of this period's history. All fourth-year students will then spend three or four days studying the learning centers and completing the worksheets that will accompany each exhibit.

The learning center should be informative, engaging, and artfully designed. Think of it as a colorful, interactive exhibit or booth. It may rest on a table or stand on the floor. Many will be done on tri-fold display boards that are available in most office supply stores (or can be recycled if you ask your teacher for one). You should use visuals such as maps and photographs; you might wish to go still further and build a model or a diorama. TV and CD use is possible, but you will need to provide your own equipment (including extension cords).

Each exhibitor will need to submit a carefully written, single page of questions that can be answered by those who study the learning center. It should include a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 questions, with space to answer them on the sheet. Some or all of the answers may take the form of a crossword puzzle or other game. Please display the historical date(s) of your project prominently on both the question sheets and the learning centers themselves so that they can be appropriately arranged. Insure that the title of your question sheet and the title of your learning center are identical.

No two students may work together. Each student will do a different topic. If several students should be interested in the same general theme, discussion and negotiation may reveal a way to focus or divide the topic into several discrete projects.

Deadlines:
Here are the deadlines that have been established for the various phases of this project. It is important to meet all of them. A list of topics that have been successfully treated in the past is also included in this packet, as is a copy of the sheet that your teacher will use to evaluate your work.

Topic selected: Topic assigned: Worksheet Questionnaires submitted: Learning centers due: Packet of worksheets completed: Exam:

Components of the WW2 Learning Center:
• Images Include photography and/or art related to your topic. Each image should have an explanation under it.

• Creativity of layout design Make it engaging in appearance. Framing photos, images and text, make these stand out. A large title draws the reader's attention to the center of the learning center.

• Bibliography At least five book and two internet sources.

• Research Several classes will be devoted to gathering research on your topic. You will gather this information on lined loose-leaf paper. Be sure to note the bibliographical information for your notes.

• Worksheet This is a carefully written, single page of questions that can be answered by those who study the learning center. It should include a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 10 questions, with space to answer them on the sheet. See WW2 Learning Center guidelines for additional details.