Publisher's Synopsis
The Primary Sources series is the winner of the 2015 Academics' Choice Awards for the 2015 Smart Book Award in recognition of mind-building excellence. The World War II Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history of World War II. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.
The World War II Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including:
Analysis
Critical Thinking
Point of View
Compare and Contrast
Order of Events
And Much More!
Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials!
The 20 documents in the World War II Primary Sources Pack are:
1. Photograph of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler - October 25, 1936 - official formation of the Axis between Germany and Italy
2. Photograph of a burning synagogue during Kristallnacht in Nazi Germany - November 9, 1939
3. British propaganda poster entitled "Dig on for Victory" - 1940
4. Photograph of the USS Arizona burning after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 7, 1941
5. Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - December 8, 1941
6. Poster for Westinghouse Magazine advertising "Rosie the Riveter" - 1942
7. Photograph of American dive-bombers during the Battle of Midway - June 6, 1942
8. Photograph of women at work on bomber - Douglas Aircraft Company - Long Beach, California - October 1942
9. Propaganda poster for Tuskegee Airmen - 1943
10. Photograph of a World War II Ration Book
