Thanks so uch for your purchase! I am very excited to introduce you to these digital interactive notebooks!

They
have made a big impact in my classroom and I am positive they will work well with your students as well! I
think you find them very intuitive to use and engaging for your students. They work very well anywhere you can
use Google Drive – laptops, PCs, Macs, iPads, etc.

You can access this Digital Interactive Notebook here: http://bit.ly/WW2DigitalNotebook

Note that this will require that you are signed-in to your Google account and will then prompt you to make your
own personal copy of the Interactive Notebook. You can also use this link to give out to your students to create
their own copies. However, you might also
want to modify the pages or only use a
certain page or pages at a time. If you do,
you will then want to use the blue “Share”
buttom in the top right (1) to use with your
students.
This button is also useful if you want to
share with students who do not have
Google accounts. When you do this, make
sure you allow sharing access to be able to
edit the file (2), not just view it. Then, have
students make a copy of it for themselves
instead of editing your master copy. That is
important so they are not all editing the
same document. Please don’t hesitate to
contact me if you ever have any questions!
I’m happy to help!

Getting Started
All of the blue boxes are where students should type in their responses. and type in their answers. I will get them
started doing this with my version on a projector. It is really very intuitive and students should pick it up quickly.
Students can also change their fonts, the color, size, etc using the “Format” toolbar. I go through this with them
as well as how to insert images. This can be done by going to “Insert” on the toolbar and selecting “Images…”
or by simply clicking on the mountain icon ( ).
Some pages require students to “drag and drop” graphics in order to match items or create a timeline, this really
is as simple as it sounds! Students click on any and rearrange them in the correct order. However, this still might
be something you want to demonstrate for students before letting them loose.
After releasing these notebooks, I have realized that Google
has an anti-spam security glitch where it will sometimes ask
users to request access to these pages. You don’t need to do
that! Try refreshing or closing out and re-loading the page
until you see a screen like the one to the right. I’m really sorry
for that inconvenience!

Completing the Pages

My school uses laptops which teachers reserve by the period. For this resource, I check them out for a period and
then give them the period to get started. I then move throughout the room assisting students where needed. We
usually begin this in the middle of our unit and students are expected to complete all of the remaining pages for
homework by the end of our unit.
As for resources to complete the pages, beyond the links provided for on each page, I generally rely on these
excellent online sources for students to use for research:
 The free online textbooks at US History.org.
 Digital History
 World History for Us All
 The History Channel
I know many schools have subscriptions to online databases like ABC CLIO and others, which work just as well.
I also am ok with students using Wikipedia, however, I realize many teachers have mixed feelings about it. The
images available and ability to search by exact topic I find to be very helpful for students. It allows allows me a
chance to talk to them about the veracity of the source and how to know when they are using good sources.

Checking Student Work

There are a few ways you can check how students perform, The first is to direct students to click the blue
“Share” button when they finish and enter your email address so it can be sent directly to you. I, however, use a
variety of traditional and digital resources and still employ notebook checks, so I have students print these and
paste them in their notebooks when done. I realize that defeats some of the purpose of digital notebooks, but I
feel students are much more likely to study them later if they retain a hard copy. They could then print and turn
in by the page or you could check them when/if you check notebooks.

Answer Key
A complete answer/teacher’s guide for all the pages is included following these introductory pages.

More Interactive Notebook Resources

If you enjoyed this resource and are looking for more, you can find them by clicking here. If you prefer more
traditional, cut-and-paste Interactive Notebooks, please check out all of mine here for both World and US
History.

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Here are some additional resources for teaching about the Great Depression and World War II that fit in perfectly
with these Interactive Notebook graphic organizers!
 Teacher Answer Key

Student Name

Instructions
This Digital Interactive Notebook is designed to help
you better understand World War II. It includes pages
on vocabulary terms, people, and key events of this
period.

On each page you will see blue text boxes where you
can type responses. Simply click in the box and begin
typing to provide your response. You can also add your
own text boxes by clicking on the text box icon ( ).
You also will need to add images to various pages. You
can do this by clicking on the “Image” icon ( ) or by
going to “Insert > Image” in the menu.

Each text box can also be resized using the borders so

that each fits on your pages.
 World War 2 Illustrated Vocabulary
Directions: Research each vocabulary term below and type your own definition in the 2nd
column. Then look for an image that best symbolizes it and insert it in the 3rd column.

Vocabulary Definition Image

The agreement between the US and
UK (and China and other allies) to lend
Lend Lease Act
weaponry for the war in return for
leases on naval bases.

US strategy to defeat Japan in the

Pacific by hopping from island to island
Island Hopping
- securing them, building airbases and
defenses then moving closer to Japan.

The code name for the Allied invasion

of Nazi-controlled Europe - on June 6,
D-Day
1944 in Normandy France. It is the
largest seaborne invasion in history.

All African-American unit of airmen

who flew many very successful
Tuskegee Airmen
missions over Europe and Africa during
the war.

Nickname given to women in the

Rosie the Riveter
workforce in America during WWII.

Top secret unit of Native Americans

used by the US in the Pacific because
Navajo Code Talkers
their language could not be translated
and was never broken by Japan.

Code name for the top secret building

of an atomic bomb to be used in WWII
Manhattan Project
against Japan on Hiroshima &
Nagasaki.
 The Rise of Militarism & Dictators
Directions: The worldwide economic depression of the 1930’s created turbulent times. Some
countries experienced revolutions and others turned to dictators. Germany, Italy, Japan, and
the Soviet Union are 4 countries who saw militaristic leaders rise to power. Complete the
chart below with info about what happened in each country in the decades between World War
I and World War II. Include military actions, political changes, and alliances created/joined.

Germany Italy USSR Japan

Fascist
Weimar Republic Josef Stalin Militarists take
government
established. formed takes power power

Massive Mussolini takes Communist Industrializati

depression and power government on 1920s
wild hyper- Desire to return to controls Search for
inflation glory of Roman society raw materials
Empire.

Nazi Party gains Invades

power 5 year plans China for coal
Jews to & iron
scapegoated Invades Ethiopia industrialize Invades
Mein Kampf Invades Albania Millions killed Korea & 1930s
published in the Great Manchuria

Hitler named Purge “Rape of

Chancellor Nanking”

Signs non- US places

Invades Poland
aggression embargo
(1939)
pact with
Axis Powers Germany Invades Laos,
alliance formed
Joins Axis Powers
Cambodia 1940s
Invades
with Japan and Attacks Pearl
Eastern
Italy Harbor
Europe
 Perspectives on Appeasement
Directions: During Germany’s rise to power in the 1930’s, both England and France practiced
appeasement rather than challenging Adolf Hitler’s actions. In the thought bubbles above each
leader’s head write what they were thinking about appeasement. Then in the boxes at the
bottom, write what appeasement made them seen as by the other leader.

We must avoid another

England and France war at all costs. WWI
insulted and humiliated was so devastating -
Germany after WWI. We no one would want to
shall do the same to them repeat that war, even
now Hitler!

Adolf Hitler Neville Chamberlain

Seen as…. Seen as….

A bully who keeps taking more and

A weak pushover who will give up
more territory and making further
anything to avoid another world
demands until he gets everything he
war.
wants.
 Battles of World War 2: 1939-1941
Nonaggression Pact
Directions: Complete the boxes for the 2
timelines by answering questions,
What 2 countries signed a pact in
1939? 1939 providing information, or adding pictures.

Germany & the Soviet Union

Invasion of Poland
Why did the Nazi invasion of Poland start
Why did they make the agreement? WWII?

Everyone in the world realized Hitler

Because Germany did not
would never stop taking more land.
want to fight on 2 fronts. England immediately declared war in
support of its European allies.
Battle of Britain
Find a picture that best represents a
Who defended Britain against the Nazi “blitzkrieg” and paste it in the area below.
Luftwaffe?

The RAF (Royal Air Force).

What technologic advantage did they

1940
have?

They had radar and would eventually

break the German code through an
Enigma machine.
The Fall of France
Find a picture of a WWII “dogfight” and
paste it below. Why did France fall so easily to the Nazis?

France prepared for a repeat of WWI with

the Maginot Line. Germany went right
around it through Belgium.

Find a picture of Adolf Hitler in Paris and

paste it in the space below.
1941
 Battles of World War 2: 1942-1945
Pearl Harbor
Who attacked Pearl Harbor & why?

Japan because the US had placed an 1942

emargo on it.

What was the result?

The US declared war and entered WW2.

Stalingrad
Find a picture of Pearl Harbor after the What was significant about this battle?
attack & paste it below.
It was the deadliest battle in human history.
1943 Find an image that best shows the battle’s
effects on the city and paste it above.

D-Day
Why was Normandy Beach selected for D-
Day?
1944
It was close to England, had beaches that
could be advanced on, and was not the
obvious choice.

Soldiers from which countries participated in Iwo Jima

the landings? Find the photo of marines raising the flag
on Iwo Jima and paste it above. Why do
US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia you think this picture became so famous?

Open to various student opinions.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945
Why did the US drop an atomic bomb on
Hiroshima?

Okinawa showed that the Japanese would

ferociously defend their island. It was
determined this would ultimately save lives.

Find and paste a picture of a mushroom

cloud in the space to the right.
 Island Hopping in the Pacific
Directions: After entering World War II, America developed a plan for defeating Japan known
as “Island Hopping” to gain military bases and secure the many small islands in the Pacific.
Rearrange the colored boxes by dragging and dropping so that they match the battles and
events they are describing, then find a picture to represent each and paste that on the right.

June, 1942 battle in

Battle of which the US won a
crucial naval victory

Midway that proved to be a

turning point in the
war.

This 6-month long

Battle of battle from 1942 -
1943 was the first
Guadalcanal major offensive by
Allied forces against
Japan.

Fought in February,
Battle of 1945 this bloody
battle resulted in
Iwo Jima victorious American
marines raising the
flag on Mt. Suribachi.

Fought in Spring, 1945

Battle of this long, very bloody
battle featured
Okinawa Japanese civilians and
kamikaze fighting to
defend an island only
340 miles from Japan.
 Japanese-American Internment
Directions: Starting in 1942, the US government forced about 110,000 Japanese-Americans
who lived along the west coast into camps called “War Relocation Camps”. Most of the people
held were there until the war ended in 1945. Answer the questions and provide pictures for the
spaces below.

What was Executive Order 9066?

How do you think Japanese-Americans The order to relocate all Japanese-

reacted to attitudes like the one above?
Americans on the west coast to
internment camps.
Open to various student answers
but they could likely note shame, Why was it enacted?
fear, hatred, etc. Fear of spies or acts against the
US.

How do you think it felt to grow up in the

camp you pictured at left?
Find a picture of inside a Japanese
internment camp and paste it below.
Open to various student answers
provided they accurately describe
what it was like.

Do you feel the US was justified in

“relocating” Japanese-Americans?
Explain.

Open to various student answers.

 The Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Directions: After the Manhattan Project successfully created and tested an atomic bomb,
President Truman authorized its use on 2 Japanese cities. Analyze the article, pictures, and
videos about the bombing here then complete the boxes and add pictures to the right.

The Decision
Why was the decision made to use the atomic bomb on
Japan?

After the battle of Okinawa, it was estimated that invading

Japan would cost 1 million American lives. After the
successful test, it was determined that dropping the bombs
would ultimately save lives because the Japanese would
otherwise never surrender.

Dropping Fat Man & Little Boy

Why was Hiroshima chosen as the bombing site?

Hiroshima was a manufacturing center that supplied war

materials. It was also relatively undamaged compared to
other cites the US had bombed, so that it could be more
accurately determined how much damage the bomb caused.

Describe what happened to the city after the bomb hit.

There was massive destruction as the city was wiped out,
untold thousands were killed.

The After Effects

Describe some of the long-term effects the atomic bombs
had on the people, cities, and government of Japan.

The bomb caused long-term health problems for those that

did survive as well as radiation burns that affected countless
Japanese. The Japanese did surrender and were under US
occupation for the years after the war led by Douglas
MacArthur.
 The Geneva Convention
Directions: While it actually comprises 4 separate treaties, the Geneva Convention usually
refers to the agreements of 1949 about the humanitarian treatment of war. Those post World
War II agreements were ratified by 196 countries. Complete the graphic organizer below to
describe the impact of the Geneva Convention and understand it in context of World War II.

What was the Geneva Convention? Find a picture/graphic that represents it.

The Convention attempted to ensure

the humane treatment of prisoners of
war by establishing rules to be
followed by all nations of what was
acceptable during wartime.

Key Things LEADING to Key Things DURING the Key Things RESULTING from
the Geneva Convention Geneva Convention the Geneva Convention

● The Holocaust

● Concentration ● The Tokyo Trials

Camps in Japan for war ● Convictions of
criminals war criminals
● The Bataan
Death March ● The Nuremberg ● Nuremberg –
Trials in Germany execution of Nazi
● The Rape of for top Nazi war leaders
Nanking leaders

● Treatment of
prisoners of war

Impact on the World Today

Open to many possible responses including references to the debate about Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba and the use of torture against terrorists