World War II Introduction for A Separate Peace
Use the following links to answer the questions below.
If you cannot find an answer on one website, move on to another; make sure you exhaust your resources!
Answers must be in complete sentences!
The following source will be extremely helpful as you search:
http://bufordmediacenter.weebly.com
Resource-->Click where it says "HERE" to access databases--> World History Resource Center--> Password: buford
Other Resources:
www.pbs.org/perilousfight/
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guts/
Questions to answer:
1. List 3 causes of World War II.
2. What were the poltical conditions in Europe in 1941? What countries were at war?
3. Why did the United States become involved in the war? Include specific details. What was the date that the U.S. entered the war?
4. Who were the three main AXIS powers?
5. Who were the three main ALLIES?
6. What was the Maginot Line? Explain.
7. Who were the Big Three (leaders) who set overall Allied strategy?
8. What was D-Day?
Identify the following people. Explain (A) who they were and (B) how they contributed or were involved with World War II. Identify (C) if the person was a Government Leader or a Military Leader, or both, and (D) association with Axis or Allied.
1. Joseph Stalin
2. Benito Mussolini
3. Adolf Hitler
4. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
5. Winston Churchill
6. Hideki Tojo
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
8. George Patton
9. Harry S. Truman
10. Douglas MacArthur
If you cannot find an answer on one website, move on to another; make sure you exhaust your resources!
Answers must be in complete sentences!
The following source will be extremely helpful as you search:
http://bufordmediacenter.weebly.com
Resource-->Click where it says "HERE" to access databases--> World History Resource Center--> Password: buford
Other Resources:
www.pbs.org/perilousfight/
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/guts/
Questions to answer:
1. List 3 causes of World War II.
2. What were the poltical conditions in Europe in 1941? What countries were at war?
3. Why did the United States become involved in the war? Include specific details. What was the date that the U.S. entered the war?
4. Who were the three main AXIS powers?
5. Who were the three main ALLIES?
6. What was the Maginot Line? Explain.
7. Who were the Big Three (leaders) who set overall Allied strategy?
8. What was D-Day?
Identify the following people. Explain (A) who they were and (B) how they contributed or were involved with World War II. Identify (C) if the person was a Government Leader or a Military Leader, or both, and (D) association with Axis or Allied.
1. Joseph Stalin
2. Benito Mussolini
3. Adolf Hitler
4. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
5. Winston Churchill
6. Hideki Tojo
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower
8. George Patton
9. Harry S. Truman
10. Douglas MacArthur