WORLD HISTORY WEBQUEST
World War II
Due 5/3
50 pts
EUROPEAN THEATRE - Battles
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1939 – 1942
Date
Description / Summary
Date
Description / Summary
Invasion of Poland
Battle of Britain
Lend Lease Act and Atlantic
Charter
Attack at Pearl Harbor
Battle of Stalingrad
1943-1945
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
Liberation of Paris
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day “Did You Know” – Click HERE
 What does the “D” in D-Day stand for?
 Who was Andrew Jackson Higgans AND what did he do?
 How many men were involved in the D-Day landings?
EUROPEAN THEATRE – People and Events
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Role during WWII
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Bernard Law Montgomery
Erwin Rommel
George S. Patton
PACIFIC THEATER – Click HERE
 When does Japan invade China? And French Indochina
 What’s happening in Europe at the time of Japan’s invasion?
Influence after WWII
PACIFIC THEATER – People
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Brief Background Info before
WWII
Role during WWII
Emperor Hirohito
General Douglas MacArthur
Admiral Chester Nimitz
PACIFIC THEATER – Battles
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Date
Battle of Saipan
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Philippines Campaign
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa
Strategic
Importance
Outcome
Casualties
PACIFIC THEATER – Bataan Death March
What was the Bataan Death
March? Click HERE
How were POW’s prepared
for life in the camp?
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What did POW’s do to keep
their sanity while in the
camp? Click HERE
Why was life horrible?
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webpage
Rescuers of Bataan Death March
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Who was Henry Mucci?
Why was Mucci so tough
during training?
What was his unit training to
do?