1. World War II Basic Facts
Patty Mitchell
Academic Literacy/Language Arts

2. Introduction
All researchers start with the basic facts, a little bit of information to jump off from.
Please look carefully as you go through the web quest because there are required and optional activities. The goal is for you to have a basic understanding of a variety of areas so you can select a topic and develop a question for more in-depth research.

3. Task
You will investigate various areas of World War II in order to find an area that you want to find out more about. You need to have some basic background information as a jumping off point.
Answer the questions or do the activity after going to the websites.

4. Process 1 The beginning of the War: Germany Required:
Use the Agree/Disagree statement paper regarding how World War II, started, how Hitler came into power, the rise of the Nazi Party and how and why they got control. You should have more than one piece of evidence to support your decision about the statement.
Hitler's Rise
Nazi Party
Nazi censorship and propaganda
WWII in Europe
German rule in occupied Europe

5. Process 2
Many survivors report that they heard a final plea from those who were killed: “Remember! Do not let the world forget.” To this responsibility to those they left behind, survivors have added a plea of their own: “Never again.” Never for the Jewish people. Never for any people. They hope that remembrance of the Holocaust can prevent its recurrence.
The next few slides will have content about the Holocaust and the people genocide that was attempted by the Nazi Party. Some of the pictures may be disturbing. You do not have to look at them.

6. Process 3 Use the Agree/Disagree Statement papers Required
Boycotts of Jewish businesses
Night of Broken Glass
The Final Solution

7. Process 4
Required: General information about concentration camps. Read the three links to answer the questions on white lined paper. What are concentration camps and how were they used? What are the ghettos? Who was put into the camps? What is the difference between concentration camps and extermination camps? Concentration Camps Ghettos Extermination Camp or Death Camp