contemporary history

Discussion: World War II      

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter 5, 6
  • Lesson
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Instructions
Select and respond to one of the following options:

  • Option 1: Examine one or more major battles, including  both the Axis and Allies strategies, the outcome of the battles, and the  subsequent effects of the victory/defeat. Include an examination of the  technologies that were crucial factors in the battle.
  • Option 2: Examine the Nazi ideology in wiping out an entire ethnic group. 
    • How could any modern and so-called advanced and evolved nation like  Germany go along so willingly with the mass murder of at least 11  million civilians?
    • How were the Germans able to construct the facilities they built for  their “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” so as to commit genocide  on an industrial scale?