Directions: Create a 10 page research paper utlizing a primary resource as well as the internet.
This project supported by the Washington State Office for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Washington State WWII Memorial Educational Foundation, and Bristol Productions Limited. http://www.wwiihistoryclass.com/
Create a folder called social_studies.
Create a sub folder called wwii_project in the social_studies folder.
Create a document called outline.doc and save it in the wwii_project folder.
View a WWII veterans interview and identify a major WWII theme discussed in the video.
Step 1
Develop a thesis statement that is broad enough to write a ten page research paper.
Locate 5 quality websites that have information about the thesis statement.
Develop 7-10 sub questions about the thesis statement.
Locate 3 quality websites that have information about each of the sub questions.
Step 2
In your own words, write a paragraph summary about each of the web links.
List the web link right after each of the paragraphs.
Step 3
Check that all the questions and all of the paragraphs are in the order that you want them to be in the paper.
Step 4
Convert all of the research web links to works cited.
Create a bibliography.
Step 5
Edit and complete the research paper.
Example
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Thesis Statement: What was the French Resistance, and what were some of the important events and people in it?
Thesis Statement: What was the French Resistance, and what were some of the important events and people in it?
Sub Questions:
1. What was the French Resistance?
The French Resistance was the collective name for movements the French took against the Germans. They consisted of groups of armed men and women (called maquis in rural areas). They were publishers of escape networks and underground newspapers that helped the allied solders. All different kinds of people like Roman Catholics, Jews, liberals, and anarchists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Resistance
2. What countries did the French Resistance help and what did they do to help?
The French Resistance made the quick advance easier for the Allies, following the Invasion of Normandy. Later, the people of the French Resistance gave military intelligence on the Atlantic Wall to other countries. The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by the Germans to defend against the awaited Allied invasion of Great Britain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Wall
3. The people of the French Resistance also helped Wehrmacht developments (1939) and formed sabotage acts on German power, transportation, and communication. The French helped Normandy after the landings on the beaches in Normandy (where other countries landed to invade Normandy). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Resistance
4. What resistance movements did the French take against the Germans?
When French soldiers were caught by the Germans they were sent to Natzwiller-Struthof, a concentration camp. The camp became a symbol of the French Resistance against the German Occupation. Resistance combatants were formed into armies known as the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) to fight against the Germans. They soon had an army of 100,000 people, but the FFI grew even more, reaching about 400,000 people in October of 1944.
France also did lots of bad things to the Germans. For example, derailing trains with German soldiers on them (and then later directed the British to bomb German troop trains), and blew up German bridges. They didn’t take German soldiers as prisoners, but they killed them even when they surrendered. The French developed the name “terrorists” by the Nazis. http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Natzweiler/History/FrenchResistance.html
5. Who were the main leaders of the French Resistance?
One of the main leaders of the French Resistance was Charles de Gaulle. He was also a general of French Army during WWII. Before that, Gaulle was a soldier in the French army and was wounded and held prisoner during WWI. http://www.answers.com/topic/charles-de-gaulle
Joseph Epstein was also a leader in the French Resistance. At first he became an operation commander in Paris. When he was in prison, he made small armies and had people shoot, throw grenades and bombs to escape from the soldiers and prisons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Epstein_(French_Resistance_leader)
Jean Moulin was arrested by German soldiers and taken to a prison. He attempted suicide with a piece of broken glass. He worked as an undercover agent with code names like Rex and Max. Moulin worked under the name Joseph Jean Mercier. He met with General Charles de Gaulle to talk about the Resistance and the Germans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Moulin
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What did the people of the French resistance do, and what happed during the French Resistance?
The French Resisitence during WWII involved the role of many civilians. These citizens banned together to support each other and the countries fighting against the Germans. During this time there were individuals who stepped into leadership roles and worked to change the outcome of the war.
The people of the French Resistance consisted of groups of armed men and women (called maquis in rural areas). They were publishers of escape networks and underground newspapers that helped the allied solders. All different kinds of people like Roman Catholics, Jews, liberals, and anarchists. (1)
The French resistance helped many countries during WWII. For example, the countries the French resistance helped, was the people of Wehrmacht in the Wehrmacht developments.
The people of the French Resistance also helped Wehrmacht developments (1939) and formed sabotage acts on German power, transportation, and communication. The French helped Normandy after the landings on the beaches in Normandy (where other countries landed to invade Normandy). (2)
The French Resistance made the quick advance easier for allies, following the Invasion of Normandy. Later, the people of the French Resistance gave military intelligence on the Atlantic Wall to other countries. The Atlantic Wall was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by the Germans to defend against the awaited Allied invasion of Great Britain. (3)
When French soldiers were caught by the Germans they were sent to Natzwiller-Struthof, a concentration camp. The camp became a symbol of the French Resistance against the German Occupation. Resistance combatants were formed into armies known as the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) to fight against the Germans. They soon had an army of 100,000 people, but the FFI grew even more, reaching about 400,000 people in October of 1944.
France also did lots of bad things to the Germans. For example, derailing trains with German soldiers on them (and then later directed the British to bomb German troop trains), and blew up German bridges. They didn’t take German soldiers as prisoners, but they killed them even when they surrendered. The French developed the name “terrorists” by the Nazis.
Many Resistance movements did not get herd about back in London and to Charles de Gaulle. The resistance movements were definitely non-political. Some were from the leftist political parties. (4)
One of the main leaders of the French Resistance was Charles de Gaulle. He was also a general of French Army during WWII. Before that, Gaulle was a soldier in the French army, was wounded, and held prisoner during WWI. He strongly supported peaceful protests against the Germans. (5)
Joseph Epstein was also a leader in the French Resistance. At first he became an operation commander in Paris. When he was in prison, he made small armies and had people shoot, throw grenades and bombs to escape from the soldiers and prisons. (6)
Jean Moulin was arrested by German soldiers and taken to a prison. He attempted suicide with a piece of broken glass. He worked as an undercover agent with code names like Rex and Max. Moulin worked under the name Joseph Jean Mercier. He met with General Charles de Gaulle to talk about the Resistance and the Germans. (7)
Hurons (Indians from North America) were allied with the French. One of the French settlers became friends with them on his trip to St. Lawrence region in 1534 the French helped the Hurons fight the Iroquois during the Revolutionary War. So when the French fought the Germans during WWII, the Hurons helped. (8)
The Treaty of Versailles ended WWI. The Treaty placed full blame on Germany, and Austria-Hungary. It also exacted harsh financial reparations, and led to the territorial dismemberment. (9)
Hitler’s actions were the mostly the main cause of WWII. Hitler wanted to bring together people who spoke German using name server daemon (NSD). NSD was developed in Amsterdam and is an internet computing system. Also, he wanted to have control of Europe and then the world. If he did any of these things, it would mean war between Europe and Germany because it would break the Treaty of Versailles. Almost all the things the Germans did broke the Treaty of Versailles. Then Hitler started getting weapons (rearmament), once again, against the Treaty of Versailles.
France didn’t want to get between the Germans and the German army, because, at the time, France didn’t have anybody (or country) to rely on. Plus, France would not do anything without Great Britain’s help.
Another reason France went into war was that the League of Nations failed. It failed to keep peace between the countries, and it failed to get rid of weapons. (10)
MLA Style will be used for Works Cited. Works Cited may also be referred to as References. Each is an alphabetical list of the works you have used in the research paper. Works Cited is generally used when citing sources using MLA (Modern Language Association) style, and References is used when citing sources using APA (American Psychological Association) style.
A Bibliography, however, means something different. In Works Cited you list only items you have used in the paper. A Bibliography lists all of the materials you have read whether or not you have actually cited the work in the paper.
Important Elements:
-Author (if available)
-Title of work
-Group responsible for the site (if applicable)
-Date site was last updated
-Date of access
-Address of the site
Endnotes
1 Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. "Title if available"
National Park Service, 11 Feb. 2003. Web. 13 Feb. 2003.
<http://www.nps.gov/abli/>.
Works Cited
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. "Title if available"
National Park Service, 11 Feb. 2003. Web. 13 Feb. 2003.
<http://www.nps.gov/abli/>.