Wwii Homefront Webquest

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WORLD WAR II WEBQUEST


Click on the following web address: http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd/interactives/inside-wwii-interactive Click on Europe: 1. Click on Nazi Occupation of Europe: Review the aggressive expansion of Nazi Germany across Europe. Click on the pictures to the right and explore the timeline. Write out the timeline below:

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*this is just a review of this section, but feel free to look at other topics within this section* Zoom out and click on Asia: 1. Click on Japans Expansion: Review the aggressive expansion of Japan across the Pacific. Click on the timeline to the right. Write out the timeline below:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *this is just a review of this section, but feel free to look at other topics within this section* Zoom out and click on North America: 1. Click on Lend-Lease Act: Review the details of the Lend-Lease Act, and click on the image to the right. Using the 2008 monetary data, what was the total value of supplies and money loaned to Allied countries during WWII?

3. Zoom out and click on Pearl Harbor: List 4 new facts you learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

4. Zoom out and click on Japanese Americans: List 4 new facts you learned about the internment of Japanese Americans following the attack on Pearl Harbor. What does this remind you of?

5. Click on the map to the right. Where were most of the detainees relocated? Which state held the most detainees?

6. Zoom out and click on War Propaganda: Explain the desired goal of war propaganda. What was the U.S. government trying to accomplish?

7. Zoom out and click on The Draft: After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the draft bill was again amended. What were the ages of men who were required to register? What were the available exemptions for men to get out of serving in the military?

8. Zoom out and click on Women in WWII: Why did the U.S. need so many women to go to work during the war? What was the message of propaganda posters aimed at women?

9. Zoom out and click on Rationing: What is rationing? Why did U.S. citizens have to ration goods? Click on the images to the right and explore the propaganda posters. Which one do you find the most interesting and why?

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