Introduction
The WebQuest will explore the multiple causes for World War II from the perspective of key policies, leaders, and early events leading to war. The lead-up to the war was fueled by strict dictators and worldwide depression. The WebQuest will explore how these elements led the world into total war once again.
World War I, the Great Depression, the rise of dictators around the world -- we have now reached the moment in history when World War II begins. How did we get from a world of post-war destruction and economic crisis to a world yet again engulfed in violence and battles? This WebQuest will guide you through an exploration of the major causes of World War II, the key leaders that led throughout the war, and the key events that brought the world into war. Use the WebQuest guide provided in the "Task" section of this website to follow through the process, step-by-step, gathering information that will lead you from the end of World War I to September 3, 1939, the day World War II begins.
Task
This WebQuest is designed to provide an introduction to World War II. We have discussed the major events and outcomes of World War I and explored how that war affected the world after its conclusion. With the completion of the test on the Interwar Period and a foundational understanding of world politics as they stand in 1939, we can begin to learn how the world was launched into another world war after such efforts were taken to avoid that very thing.
The WebQuest will walk you through the details of how each of the following events, policies, and leaders contributed to the start of World War II. Before you begin your research, you will be given a WebQuest guide from Miss Suciu. This guide includes an outline for your final product. The outline follows the structure of the WebQuest as you go in order from Task 1 to Task 2 to Task 3. Fill this outline in as you research and when completed turn it in to Miss Suciu. This will be the product you turn in as your completed assignment.
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