2013+8th+Grade+WW+II+Research+Paper

The World War II

What was the holocaust? Why did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor? Why did America choose to drop the Atomic Bomb? What new technology emerged during WWII and what was its impact on people and the physical environment? What was the ** D **-** Day ** invasion and who won this famous World War II battle? What was the Role of the Tuskegee Airmen in WWII? Why did the United States create Japanese internment camps? How did Native Americas play an important role in WWII? How was Rosie the Riveter an inspirational symbol for women?
 * < ** Topic 1: The Holocaust **
 * Prison/Death camps
 * Hitler
 * SS Soldiers
 * Children of the Holocaust
 * Survivors ||  ||< ** Topic 2: Pearl Harbor **
 * Imperialism
 * Impact on the American People
 * USS Arizona
 * Speech – “a day that will live in infamy” ||  ||< ** Topic 3: The Atomic Bomb **
 * The making of the 2 bombs
 * Manhattan Projects
 * Impact on Japan
 * Victims and survivors ||
 * < ** Topic 4: Technology during WWII **
 * < ** Topic 4: Technology during WWII **
 * Atomic weapons
 * Tanks
 * Battle ships
 * Planes
 * Bombs and long range artillery ||  ||< ** Topic 5: D-Day **
 * Storming the beaches of Normandy
 * General Eisenhower
 * Operation Overlord ||  ||< ** Topic 6: Tuskegee Airmen **
 * African American struggle and opportunity
 * Legacy
 * Important battles ||
 * < ** Topic 7: Japanese Internment Camps **
 * < ** Topic 7: Japanese Internment Camps **
 * Survivors
 * American reasoning
 * Legacy ||  ||< ** Topic 8: Navajo Code Talkers **
 * Importance of their presence
 * Development of code
 * Battles involved in ||  ||< ** Topic 9: The Role of Women during WWII **
 * Propaganda
 * Women’s rights
 * Women serving in the war ||