Topics
If you are studying a famous person, ask:
1. Who was this person?
2. What are important facts that I should know about this person? (name at least five)
3. What role did he/she play in WWII?
4. Why is he/she important to study when learning about WWII?
5. Where was he/she born?
6. What country was he/she from?
If you are studying a major event or battle, ask:
1. What are the details about the event? (who, what, when, where, why, and how)
2. When did this event take place?
3. How long did the event last?
4. Who was involved in the event?
5. Where was this event happening?
6. What caused this event?
7. Why is this event significant in the study of WWII?
8. Did this event affect the outcome of the war? If so, how?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Winston Churchill (British)
Joseph Stalin (Russian)
Adolph Hitler (German)
Hideki Tojo
Mussolini (Japanese and Italian Leaders)
The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Internment of Japanese Americans
Pearl Harbor
D Day
Vichy France
Battle of Bataan
Battle of the Bulge
Masters of the Air
Eastern Front
European Theater of Operations
China Burma India Theater of Operations
Atlantic Theater of Operations
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Home Front
Atlantic Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations
Coast Guard
US Army Air Forces
US Merchant Marine
US Marine Corps
US Army
US Navy
New technology and new weapons during WWII
The Holocaust
Dwight D. Eisenhower (military leader)
Changes in American lifestyle at home during WWII
Children’s Role
Rationing
Propaganda
Women “Rosie the Riveter”
Victory Gardens
The United Nations
Women’s Role in the military during WWII
WACS: Women’s Army Corps
WASP
Japanese American Incarceration
Native Americans
Navajo Code Talkers
African Americans
Tuskegee Airmen
Hispanic and Latino Americans
LGBTQ+ in World War II
VE and VJ Days
Hirohito (Japanese Emperor)
Liberation of Concentration Camps
The End of the War
Nuremberg Trials
Tokyo War Crimes
