Group A	Research Focus	Resource Tools
President F.D.  Roosevelt	Explain why he declared war & upon whom.	Biography Speech: Declaration of War
Winston Churchill	Who was he?  What was his part of WWII?	Biography More Information
President Harry S. Truman	What was his part during WWII?	Biography More Information
Benito Mussolini	Who was he?  What was his part of WWII?	Biography More Information

Group B	Research Focus	Resource Tools
Joseph Stalin	Who was he?  What was his part of WWII?	Biography More Information
Hirohito	Who was he?  What was his part of WWII?	Biography More Information
Adolf Hitler	Who was he?  What was his part of WWII?	Biography More Information

Group C	Research Focus	Resource Tools
D-Day	Describe the importance of this day and the events that led to it.	D Day
V-E Day	Describe the importance of this day.	Victory in Europe Day
Atomic Bombs & V-J Day	Why were the atomic bombs used, and describe the role in V-J Day	Atomic Bombs Victory in Japan Day

Group D	Research Focus	Resource Tools
Pearl Harbor	What was Japan’s reasoning behind the attack?  What was American’s response?	Attack on Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima	What was this importance of this event?	Iwo Jima More Information
Holocaust	Who was behind this tragedy and relate is to the novel: Number the Stars.	The Holocaust More Information

Group E	Research Focus	Resource Tools
Roles of Women	Describe the changing roles of women during World War II and why were they important?	Women on the Homefront Women in the War Rosie the Riveter
African Americans	Explain the importance of African Americans during WWII, especially the Tuskegee Airmen.	African Americans in WWII Tuskegee Airmen More on Tuskegee
Rationing		Rationing

Group F	Research Focus	Resource Tools
Propaganda	What was the reasoning behind propaganda?  Explain the response to the posters.	Power of Persuasion Posters: Get the Message
Formation of the UN	Why was the UN formed and what agency did it replace? What is its importance today?	United Nations More Information