WWII and Geography: Beyond Labeling a Map High School Tennessee Geographic Alliance One Day Geography Workshop Instructors: Kristi Neuroth Ravenwood High School Brentwood, TN Ashley Flood Franklin High School Franklin, TN
Overview of Session 1. The importance of spatial thinking for understanding history and WWII. 2. What are story maps? 3. Story Maps examples 4. Story Maps lesson 5. Additional lessons 6. Time to explore Story Maps and other lessons
Tennessee Standards World History: W.47 Identify and locate the Allied and Axis powers and explain the major battles of the Pacific and European theaters of war including the blitzkrieg, Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Normandy, Midway, Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, and island hopping. (G, H, P) W.48 Analyze the major turning points of the war, key strategic decisions, and the resulting war conferences and political resolutions, with emphasis on the importance of geographic factors. (G, H, P) US History: US.59 Identify and locate on a map the Allied and Axis countries and the major theatres of the war. (G) US.60 Explain United States and Allied wartime strategy and major events of the war, including the Bataan Death March, Midway, “island hopping,” Iwo Jima, Okinawa, invasion of North Africa and Italy, D-Day, and the Battle of the Bulge. (C, G, H, P)
Churchill War Rooms – Map Room
The Power of Spatial Thinking (in any class)
What are Story Maps?
WWII Story Map Example
Story Map Example: Monuments Men
Story Maps Lesson
Additional Lesson Ideas Jewish Population after World War II: http://geoalliance.asu.edu/node/103 D-Day Invasion and weather: https://geoalliance.asu.edu/node/111 Geographic Movement: http://www.census.gov/schools/index/teach/history-activities/The-Great-Depression-and-WWII/geographic-mobility-during-industrialization--the-depression--an.html Article on making models during World War II: https://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/v6initiative/09pearson.pdf Poland - a victim of geography: http://articles.latimes.com/1985-05-05/opinion/op-8759_1_poland