World War II and Nationalism Asia

Unit 6 Optional Tiered Assignments

Honors World History

Directions: Choose oneof the following activities to complete for the unit. Each tier has a specific point value based on difficulty of the task. Unless indicated within the directions, you are given the flexibility to choose your own topic from thosediscussed during the unit. Be sure to consider the quality of the topic prior to choosing your subject. All activities will be first evaluated on the quality of information provided, and secondly on the quality/neatness of the completed project. Remember that all activities will require additional research outside of the textbook and class notes. Don’t just regurgitate the information provided in class!

Choose one of the following topics to create a PowerPoint on. Must contain at least 15 slides with at least 8 of the slides containing text. The final slide should contain a source page with links to all the sites you pulled content from. YOU MUST PRINT THIS OUT.

Ultra/Magic (use of cryptography)

VasilyZaytsev (Soviet sniper)

V-2 rocket

assassination plots against Hitler

OSS

Tuskegee Airmen

George Patton

Douglas Macarthur

Omar Bradley

Erwin Rommel

Yamamoto

Battle of Britain

Rosie the Riveter and women in the war effort

Hollywood in WWII

Bataan Death March

Dresden bombing

Manhattan Project

Unit 731 (Japanese biological experiments)

Joseph Mengele

Strategic bombing (B-17s etc.)

2. Choose one of the following questions to answer in a typed, 2-page, double-spaced paper. Make sure your answer demonstrates a grasp of the event, prior to your fictional ending. For each of the questions be sure to consider the cultural, economic, political, and social consequences. Be creative…but reasonable!!!

the Japanese had not bombed the US naval installation at Pearl Harbor?
the Allied invasion at Normandy was turned back by the German army?
Harry Truman had not made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
the Russians had failed to repulse the Nazis at Stalingrad?

YOU MUST PRINT THIS OUT!

4. Film Review—Write a 2 page review of 3 or more WWII films. Each of the 3 films must have its own review. Judge the film on historical accuracy and quality. Explain the general plot and what message you believe the filmmaker is attempting to convey. Do not cut and paste reviews from the internet. View the film and review. YOU MUST PRINT THIS OUT.