WWII Workstation Guide

Station#1: The Start of WWII

  1. How did the Treaty of Versailles contribute to the rise of Adolf Hitler?
  1. Why did Adolf Hitler begin to annex neighboring countries?
  1. Why were France and Great Britain allowing Hitler to do this?

4. What event made the allied powers declare war?

5. Would you have made the same decision as President Truman by dropping 2 atomic bombs? Why or why not?

Station #2: Bombing of Pearl Harbor

  1. What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?
  1. Describe the power Japan had over Asia during WWII.
  1. What wasJapan’s reasoning for attacking Pearl Harbor?

4. What does the article mean by “Europe First”?

Station #3: The Holocaust and its impact on Georgia

  1. Describe what Allied forces saw when they found the concentration camps.
  1. If you were an allied soldier, how would you feel?
  1. Why were German Nazis mentally capable of carrying out the atrocities of the Holocaust?
  1. What did Georgia do to commemorate the Holocaust?
  1. Write a sentence or two about what you think a Jewish person would say to the Nazi’s that had kept them imprisoned.

Station #4: Bell Aircraft/Savannah & Brunswick Shipyards/ Richard Russell/ Carl Vinson

1. What was built at the Bell Aircraft and the Savannah /Brunswick Shipyards?

  1. What does having a military base nearby do for a community?
  1. What were the contributions of Carl Vinson and Richard Russell?
  1. Why was Georgia so successful in bringing in wealth during WWII?

Station #5: President Roosevelt and the Little White House

  1. Describe why President Roosevelt visited Warm springs.
  1. From 1943-1945, President Roosevelt visited Warm Springs as often as he could. However, soldiers now patrolled around the Little White House and the land surrounding it. What can you infer about this situation? (Why do you think guards were needed?)
  1. What differences were noted when the President visited on March 30th, 1945.
  1. What happened at the end of this trip?
  1. Describe the estate if you were to visit today.

Station #6: WWII Weapons

Click on Tanks: Locate the Sherman Tank.

  1. What countries used these tanks during WWII?
  2. How many were produced during WWII?
  3. Describe some of the features of the Tank.

Click on ships: Scroll down to Escort Aircraft Carriers (CVEs).

  1. How fast were they produced?
  2. Why were they produced at that pace?

Scroll down to take off and landing:

6. What were the names of the two atomic bombs used during WWII