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Two world powers, Germany and Japan had plunged into war in the 1930s.
They were known as the “Axis” powers and countries friendly to the United States were known as the “Allies.”
The United States had hoped to stay neutral.
However, on December 7, 1941, Japanese planes bombed the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
America prepared for war.
World War II Time Line of Events Before & After War
Next, look at this timeline of events in history which lead up to the war and include the war.
Having a glimpse of dates can help your family decide what you want to study.
- 1918 World War I ends and Germany surrenders.
- 1921 Adolph Hitler becomes the leader of the National Socialist Party (Nazis) in Germany.
- 1932 Franklin Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
- 1934 Adolph Hitler gains power as the Fuhrer of Germany.
- 1937 Japan, Germany, and Italy sign Axis Power Treaty.
- 1940 Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain.
- 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.
- 1941 The United States and Britain declare war on Japan.
- 1944 The Allies invade Normandy, France on June 6. This is called D-day.
- 1945 The Allies liberate the concentration camps of Buchenwald and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps. President Roosevelt dies and Harry Truman becomes President. Mussolini is captured and hanged. Hitler commits suicide. The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6 and on Nagasaki, Japan on August 9.
Then include some hands-on activities like these Ration Cakes or make a secret deck.
Next, look at some hands-on activities.
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Then, look at some of these books and resources about World War 2 for your unit study.
15 Books and Resources for Studying About World War II
Add some of these books about World War II and the time in history when there has been no other war before or after that killed so many people.
Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.
From spy maps and victory banners to spotter planes and ration cakes, Great World War II Projects You Can Build Yourself brings one of the most defining periods of American and world history to life through hands-on building projects and activities. Detailed step-by-step instructions for creating each project combine with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and trivia about the real-life models. Together they give kids a first-hand look at daily life at home and on the front lines during America's war years.
In the bleak winter of 1940, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter Lundstrom's tiny Norwegian village and held it captive. Nobody thought the Nazis could be defeated—until Uncle Victor told Peter how the children could fool the enemy. It was a dangerous plan. They had to slip past Nazi guards with nine million dollars in gold hidden on their sleds. It meant risking their country's treasure—and their lives. This classic story of how a group of children outwitted the Nazis and sent the treasure to America has captivated generations of readers.
A grandfather reminisces about his service as a Tuskegee Airman.
December 7, 1941-the day a sleeping giant awoke. Japan's surprise attack devastated the American Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and forced the Americans into WWII. These moving accounts of the lives affected by the assault capture the scope of the day's emotions and repercussions. Viewpoints of both historical and imagined characters include the mother of a Japanese pilot, officials from both countries, and the grandchild of a WWII veteran.Powerful illustrations accompany every tale.
It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
In her amazing diary, Anne Frank revealed the challenges and dreams common for any young girl. But Hitler brought her childhood to an end and forced her and her family into hiding. Who Was Anne Frank looks closely at Anne’s life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding, and the legacy of her diary. Black-and-white illustrations including maps and diagrams provide historical and visual reference in an easy-to-read biography written in a way that is appropriate and accessible for younger readers.
As he watches his homeland of Hungary being taken over and run by invaders from Nazi Germany, young Prince Michael of Chestry strives to retain his identity and integrity during one of the most dangerous seasons in human history.
Michael carries an acorn all the way from his castle home in Chestry Valley to the warm soil of
the Hudson Valley farm in the USA where he makes a new home after WWII.
British airman Dym Ingleford is convinced that the young German prisoner, Max Eckermann, is his brother Anthony who was kidnapped years before. Raised in the Nazi ideology, Tony has by chance tumbled into British hands. Dym has brought him back, at least temporarily, to the family he neither remembers nor will acknowledge as his own. As Tony keeps attempting to escape, his stubborn anger is whittled away by the patient kindness he finds at the White Priory. Then, just as he is resigning himself to stay with this English family, a new chance suddenly opens for him to return home-to Germany!
Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is not Jewish. She will be fine, won't she?But she cannot escape the horrors of World War II.Lida's parents are ripped away from her and she is separated from her beloved sister, Larissa. The Nazis take Lida to a brutal work camp, where she and other Ukrainian children are forced into backbreaking labor. Starving and terrified, Lida bonds with her fellow prisoners, but none of them know if they'll live to see tomorrow
This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating—excerpts from actual wartime letters written to and by American and German troops, personal anecdotes from people who lived
through the war in the United States, Germany, Britain, Russia, Hungary, and Japan, and gripping stories from Holocaust survivors—all adding a humanizing global perspective to the war.
Learn how this heroic group of American Indian men created a secret, unbreakable code and helped the US win major battles during World War II in this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series.By the time the United States joined the Second World War in 1941, the fight against Nazi and Axis powers had already been under way for two years. In order to win the war and protect its soldiers, the US Marines recruited twenty-nine Navajo men to create a secret code that could be used to send military messages quickly and safely across battlefields. In this new book within the #1 New York Times bestelling series, author James Buckley Jr. explains how these brave and intelligent men developed their amazing code, recounts some of their riskiest missions, and discusses how the country treated them before, during, and after the war.
Written and illustrated by Native Americans from various tribal nations, these graphic novels detail the deep emotions of leaving one's homeland to fight in a war far away, the comfort and benefit in finding those who speak our native language, and the pride in knowing you served your country while honoring your people. A high percentage of Native Americans serve in the U.S. military and bring special talents that have aided their fighting units during wartime, including the famed code talkers of World War I.
Note: This book does not give any content about torture & distortion stories, kidnapping, burn, or any negative events that had a relationship with killing,
This book is a collection of stories based on real-life events during World War II. A selection of 10 inspiring stories, introduces us to unique characters with different characteristics.
Now you can, with these exciting tales of World War II written especially for reluctant readers.
In his highly acclaimed middle-school class “Great Battles for Boys," author Joe Giorello has ignited a love of military history in hundreds of boys. Now with this engaging non-fiction book written specifically for boys ages 8-14, your son can experience that same thrilling adventure in learning.
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Look below at the minibooks.
World War II Printable Minibooks
Also, look at these minibooks which come in the free World War II lapbook 13 page download.
- Quick Facts at a Glance About World War II
- Life During War
- Staged for War
- What is the Manhattan Project
- The Great Depression
- 5 Causes of World War II
- Anne Frank
- Attack, Attack, Attack – Pearl Harbor
- To Victory Vocabulary pocket and words
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