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Carolina Friends School American History World War II Learning Centers~ 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. World War 2 – the Causes:

The emergence of “totalitarian dictatorships… the onset of the Great Depression, massive unemployment, failing banks and businesses, falling currencies and spreading hunger.” William Shirer, The Nightmare Years. Also, American Isolationism, the excessively punitive response to Germany after WW1 epitomized by the Treaty of Versailles, and latent anti-Semitism. 10-point rubric: You must fulfill the following requirements: 1 The learning center should be informative, engaging, and artfully designed. Most will be done on tri-fold display boards that are available in most office supply stores. 2 Images: You should use visuals such as maps and photographs; you might wish to go still further and build a model or a diorama for additional credit. TV and CD use is possible, but you must provide your own equipment (including extension cords). Each image should have a blurb under it. 3 The project writing limit is 1,200 words maximum, with a 800 word minimum. Font size should be at least 20 point (this is 20 point) and in Times New Roman, Arial, Georgia or other similar font. Exceptions: Titles and Headings should be large and eye-catching. 4 Bibliography: At least four book and two internet sources. 5 Research: Several classes will be devoted to gathering research on your topic. 5 You will gather this information on lined loose-leaf paper or Word file. Be sure to note the bibliographical information for your notes. You must turn in all your notes with your project. 6 Worksheet/Questionarie: You must submit a carefully written, single page of questions that can be answered by those who study your learning center. It should include 10 questions, with space to answer them on the sheet. You must use 7 factual questions (ex. On what day was Pearl Harbor attacked?) and 3 analytic questions (ex. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?). Each question should be labeled factual or analytical. 7 Display the historical date(s) of your project prominently on both the question sheets and the learning centers so that they can be appropriately arranged. Be sure that the title of your question sheet and the title of your learning center are identical. 8 You must include MS Standards on BOTH the project and the questionnaire. 9 All project writing will be completed in class on Wednesday, March 30 and Thursday, March 31. 9 10. To some degree you must address the causes of the war in your project. 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.