WORLD WAR II

Introduction

Wars are a very popular and important topic in history of Social Sciences. How the war started? Why do wars start in the first place? What are the motives of war? How do they end, and what are the political, social, and economic impacts of a war? Why was there a World War II when we just finished World War I? These are all very relevant questions to us so through history, we can learn how past societies, systems, ideologies, governments, and technologies were built. The rich history of the world helps us to paint a detailed picture of where we stand today because past is one big experiment that helps us make better decisions today.

 

Activity 1

1. What was World War 2 mainly about? Why study World War II?

2. Why World War II considered the biggest and deadliest war in our history? 

3. How does World War II affect us?

Task

In this lesson, you are expected to learn about World War II, its survivor and how war affect people and society. Likewise you will understand and identity the cause and effect relationship among wartime events.

Process
Evaluation

Written Work:

​​​​Answer the following questions:

1. What countries fought in World  WarII?

2. Who were the leaders during World War II?

3. What were turning points of the war?

4. How did the war end?

Performance task:

  • Creat a creative timeline of World War II
Conclusion

The war in Europe concluded with the liberation of German-occupied territories, and the invasion of Germany by the Western Allies and the Soviet Union, culminating in the fall of Berlin to Soviet troops, the suicide of Adolf Hitler and the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945.

World War II was one of the greatest conflicts in history and was carried out on a scale almost impossible to grasp. In many ways it was the first modern war, in which airpower played a vital role both on land and at sea, but many actions were ultimately won by the determination and grit of the foot soldier. It is especially important for us to study World War II because it involved so many different countries. We must understand that history shapes us. We learn from history about our society today and how it came to be and of course wars play a huge factor.The biggest reason why we should study about wars like World War II, are so that they can be knowledgeable about the atrocities and costs of war, and how we as a country and society can try to avoid wars in the future.

Credits
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This Webquest materials was made for educational purposes and created by Christine Magsino from BASED2-Social Studies.